Nation Apr 16 Challenge to Trump deportations morphs into a battle over executive and judicial power By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens
Politics Mar 03 As Trump prepares to address Congress, here’s how he’s testing the boundary of his authority As legal cases mount, more than 100 so far challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s actions, the Republican president is daring the other branches of government — Congress and the courts — to try to stop him. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Feb 10 Watch 8:38 How the courts may serve as a check on Trump’s presidency The start of President Trump's second administration has brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government, including pushing the legal boundaries of executive authority. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Georgetown law professor Steven Vladeck for our series looking at… By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber
Politics Feb 10 Watch 3:35 Federal judge says Trump administration ignoring his order to pause funding freeze A federal judge said that President Trump has violated his order to lift a blanket freeze on federal spending and again directed the administration to release the funds. That comes as top prosecutors in nearly half the country sued the… By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura
Politics Feb 09 Vance and Musk attack judicial authority as Trump’s agenda gets pushback from courts Over the past 24 hours, billionaire Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have not only criticized a federal judge's decision that blocks Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury records, but have also attacked the legitimacy of judicial oversight, a fundamental… By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Nov 26 Watch 7:02 Biden pushes to fill federal judicial vacancies before Trump takes over By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat In the final weeks of this Congress, Democrats are making a push to confirm a number of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Nov 29 GOP Sen. Scott’s opposition will likely sink Trump judicial nominee By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Thursday that he would not vote for Thomas Farr, joining Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and 49 Democratic lawmakers in opposing him to fill the nation's longest court vacancy. Continue reading
Oct 23 AP fact check: Trump overreaches in bragging about judges By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump overreached Monday night when he boasted that he's seated more federal judges than any president except George Washington. Here's a closer look at his claim. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Obama Begins to Scrutinize Potential Supreme Court Nominees As President Barack Obama reaches out to potential replacements for Justice John Paul Stevens on the bench, Gwen Ifill gets three points of view from legal experts on the politics behind the president's second nomination to the Supreme Court and… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Supreme Court Overturns Law Banning Videos Depicting Animal Cruelty The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a federal law banning videos of animal cruelty, saying it violates the right to free speech. Margaret Warner talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on what the ruling… Continue watching