Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases
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Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the junior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, having served just three full terms. But her vote may be decisive as the justices consider whether and how hard to push back against President Trump’s efforts to reshape…

China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial
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China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Son Jun-ho, a key midfielder for South Korea’s World Cup soccer team, signed with a Chinese club, he was an indication of China’s ambition to dominate the world’s most popular sport. But after Chinese police officers detained him two years later, accusing…

Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats
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Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Congressional Republicans, egged on by Elon Musk and other top allies of President Trump, are escalating calls to remove federal judges who stand in the way of administration efforts to overhaul the government. The outcry is threatening yet another assault on the constitutional…

Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
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Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s media company sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday, accusing him of illegally censoring right-wing voices on social media. The unusual move was made all the more extraordinary by its timing: Just hours earlier, the Brazilian justice had received an…

Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him
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Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks on one another. That constitutional order suddenly appears more vulnerable than it has in generations. President Trump is trying to expand his authority beyond the bounds…

Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback
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Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort announced a variety of cuts at the Education Department totaling over $900 million, apparently aimed at hobbling the department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences. The team Mr. Musk has assembled, which has operated in relative secrecy in…

Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems
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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lawyers for the Trump administration argued late Sunday that a court order blocking Elon Musk’s aides from entering the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems impinged on the president’s absolute powers over the executive branch, which they argued the courts could not usurp….

Vance Accuses Judges Who Block Trump’s Executive Orders of Acting Illegally
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Vance Accuses Judges Who Block Trump’s Executive Orders of Acting Illegally

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vice President JD Vance attacked federal judges on Sunday for blocking several of the Trump administration’s sweeping executive actions, characterizing their recent decisions as “illegal.” “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,” Mr. Vance wrote on social media. Mr. Vance’s post…