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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship in Washington

Politics Apr 01

Trump plans to be at the Supreme Court during arguments on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Mar 03

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House
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 13

Linda McMahon, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, L...
WATCH: McMahon says Trump would involve Congress in plan to close Education Department

Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon said in her confirmation hearing Thursday that President Donald Trump "understands we will be working with Congress" on plans to change or eliminate the Department of Education.

By Erica R. Hendry

Politics Feb 09

U.S. Vice President Vance visits East Palestine, Ohio
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

Politics Jan 29

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House
Trump makes moves to maximize his power in first days of presidency

Donald Trump's effort to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants is the most provocative of his many attempts to expand his power in the first days of his presidency.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Mar 11

House can have Mueller probe grand jury testimony, court rules

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a significant win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration.

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Search of Congressman's Office Pits White House Against House Leaders

The recent FBI search of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's office and the seizure of files found there have angered Congressional leader within the president's own party who say the FBI's actions violate the separation of powers. Experts discuss the legal…

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