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Justin Jouvenal

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Using legal loopholes and executive power, Trump is remaking Washington
The president has spent his second term in office testing — and often proving — the claim that no one could stop his construction agenda.
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Supreme Court clears way for White House ballroom construction to continue
The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.
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Judge issues new block on Trump’s sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting
The legal fight over the controversial measure is expected to continue.
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Judge lifts block on Trump changes to mail voting, though legal fights continue
The president’s executive order is now in effect for the midterm elections, but the ruling leaves the door open to renewed challenges from rights groups.
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Judge issues setback to Trump administration plans to restrict mail-in ballots
The ruling is not the final word in a fast-moving legal fight over the administration’s efforts to change voting rules before the midterms.
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What to know about the court fights over voting by mail
After the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday, where do things stand in the lawsuits over President Donald Trump's attempt to limit who can cast ballots by mail?
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Supreme Court says Trump can continue ballroom work as it weighs case
The administrative stay gives the court more time to weigh an emergency appeal by the Trump administration in a lawsuit challenging the project.
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Ballroom opponents ask Supreme Court to keep Trump project on hold
The National Trust for Historic Preservation urged the high court to let a pause take effect. An appeals court ordered that the administration halt construction by Friday.
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Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the separation of church and state.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million verdict in Carroll case
The president was found liable of sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll in the high-profile civil case.
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Trump officials ask Supreme Court to let ballroom construction continue
The appeal escalates the legal fight over the controversial project to the nation’s highest court.
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Trump tries new tack against birthright citizenship after Supreme Court snub
The president signed executive orders that target children born to “alien enemies,” foreign lobbyists or tourists. The orders are certain to face legal challenges.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
Trump’s attorneys asserted a 2024 high court decision granting presidents sweeping immunity for actions taken in office shields him from liability in the case.
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Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American
If the court had struck down birthright citizenship and upheld President Donald Trump’s executive order, the ruling would have had sweeping political, economic and social ramifications.
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Supreme Court expands Trump’s power over the federal bureaucracy
The justices allowed the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, striking down a nearly century-old precedent intended to insulate independent agencies from political...
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Supreme Court, for now, blocks Trump from firing Federal Reserve Board appointee
The decision is a setback for Trump, who alleged that Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud and has complained that the Fed is not dropping interest rates quickly enough.
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Supreme Court lets stand $5 million civil verdict against Trump in Carroll case
A 2023 trial found President Donald Trump liable for allegedly sexually assaulting journalist E. Jean Carroll. The decision Monday leaves in place a ruling affirming the judgment.
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Supreme Court says Rastafarian can’t sue prison officials over shorn dreadlocks
The ruling is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.
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