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The Memo: Trump, allies ramp up attacks on courts

Monday brought another legal setback to President Trump and his administration. And there are all the indications that it adds more fuel to the fire of Maga's complaints against the judiciary. The problem was the federal spending and the new president's desire to freeze the huge strip of it. US District Judge Judge John McConnell […]

Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that he believes the court should have the Trump administration and Congress continue to work to rebuild the federal government. Speaking to Capitol Hill reporters, Johnson expressed support for the work President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are doing through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee, but […]

Vance challenges courts, suggests they are going too far 

Vice President Vance challenged the judges pushing back Trump's executive orders, claiming they were going too far. “If a judge attempts to tell the general how to carry out a military operation, it would be illegal.” Vance said in X's post. “If a judge attempts to order the Attorney General about how he uses his […]

Live updates: Courts pause federal buyouts, rule against Trump on birthright citizenship

A federal judge suspended President Trump's sweeping acquisition offer and offered federal workers an extension until Monday, considering the deal. The move comes as recent agencies put pressure on employees, and workers will voluntarily leave their first deadline on Thursday as Trump and his allies are trying to restructure their government. I hope to guide […]

Senate Democrats sank ICC sanctions — making Trump the court’s next target

Last week, Senate Democrats voted for a bill that would have slapped sanctions against the International Criminal Court for an outrageous warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Joav Gallant. The ICC's actions demonstrated an willingness to act against non-members like Israel and the United States, putting American service members and […]

Top Dem Admits That Courts End Up Shooting Down Most Migrants’ Asylum Claims

Democratic lawmakers acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S. immigration system is overwhelmed with asylum seekers who don't actually qualify for asylum. California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren speaks before the House Judiciary Committee. hearinghas publicly acknowledged that most migrants seeking asylum lose their cases in immigration courts and argued that detention centers are too underfunded to handle […]