The Supreme Court has stepped into yet another clash between Donald Trump’s White House and lower courts—this time over billions in foreign aid that Congress set aside but the administration wants to freeze. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay, blocking a federal judge’s directive that would have forced the government to swiftly distribute …

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A Washington court has thrown the brakes on Donald Trump’s bid to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, marking an early clash between the White House and the central bank that could reshape the boundaries of its independence. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled that Cook will stay in office while the case unfolds, rejecting …

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Donald Trump’s attempt to undo one of the costliest defamation verdicts in U.S. history has been rejected. A federal appeals court in Manhattan refused to toss out the $83.3 million award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused the former president of wrecking her reputation after she went public with a decades-old sexual assault …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Donald Trump to sideline Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter, granting the president a short-term reprieve in his effort to remove her before her term ends. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the pause, known as an administrative stay, which halts lower court rulings that had blocked Trump’s firing …

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John Roberts was never meant to be the chief justice. In 2005, George W. Bush nominated him for a seat on the Supreme Court as an associate justice. Weeks later, Chief Justice William Rehnquist passed away, and Bush seized the moment—Roberts would take the helm instead. What followed was not a cautious guardianship of the …

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A Florida jurist who gave Donald Trump a legal boost in his ongoing battle with the Pulitzer Prize Board has now secured a lifetime seat on the federal bench. Judge Ed Artau, known for siding with Trump in a case challenging the Pulitzer Board’s refusal to revoke journalism awards tied to coverage of Russian interference, …

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A federal appeals court has dealt a heavy blow to a coalition of Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., ruling they cannot challenge President Donald Trump’s sweeping dismissal of more than 25,000 newly hired federal employees. In a 2–1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond declared that the states lacked legal standing, …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown its weight behind Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, giving federal agents a green light to resume sweeping raids across Southern California. The ruling, delivered in a terse and unsigned order, allows officers to detain individuals based on race, language, or even an accent—an approach critics say turns entire Latino …

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