Jul 01 How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one key exception. Continue reading
Jun 30 Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure shows By Bernard Condon, Associated Press President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 5:40 Examining the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship, campaign finance rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court wrapped up its term issuing major rulings in cases centered on some of the nation’s biggest political fights. The most high-profile is a landmark ruling striking down President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Geoff… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 4:43 How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams To discuss the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling, Amna Nawaz spoke with Amanda Frost. She is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the author of “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to… Continue watching
Jun 30 Trump announces Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:24 Trump's response to the landmark Supreme Court rulings and what's next By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz To discuss how the Trump White House responded to Tuesday's rulings and the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett spoke with White House correspondent Liz Landers and Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe. Continue watching
Jun 30 WATCH: Johnson 'very disappointed' in Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship By Associated Press “Oh dear,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said as a reporter read out the decision. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rejects Trump limits on birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court strikes limits on party spending in federal elections, backing GOP appeal By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Continue reading
Jun 30 Fact-checking the Trump administration's challenges to birthright citizenship By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Until President Donald Trump, few saw it as controversial. Continue reading