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The Roberts court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with these key exceptions – Los Angeles Times
Politics The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with key exceptions By David G. Savage, Staff Writer Follow. Jan. 1, 2026 3 AM PT WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump’s second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader…
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Trump’s deployments of National Guard troops reignite a 200-year-old Constitutional debate – PBS News
By — Andrea Katz, The Conversation Trump’s deployments of National Guard troops reignite a 200-year-old Constitutional debate Politics Oct 22, 2025 1:15 PM EDT, This article originally appeared on The Conversation. If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable. As National Guard troops…
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States’ Rights and Federal Reach: What the 9th Circuit Just Did in Oregon – DWD Report
Editor’s Note: A Special Update on National Guard in Oregon, 9th Circuit Ruling. I asked ChatGPT some questions about federal and states rights, and asked for input on the opinion today, and provide context. My partner did good… –DrWeb States’ Rights and Federal Reach: What the 9th Circuit Just Did in Oregon The Ninth Circuit…
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The New Yorker Daily Newsletter – October 10, 2025
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/ Jon AllsopA contributing writer who covers politics. Yesterday, April M. Perry, a federal judge, barred the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard in Illinois, for at least the next fourteen days. “I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state,” Perry noted from the bench. J.…
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3 Pillars of Trump’s Power—Including Tariffs—Head to Supreme Court | TIME
Sep 10, 2025, 4:00 AM PT 3 Pillars of Trump’s Power Are Tested, as Pivotal Cases Head to Supreme Court By Brian Bennett, Bennett is the senior White House correspondent at TIME. The Brief September 10, 2025 The Brief September 10, 2025 Editor’s Note: Audio on the linked article/site. Not available to embed. In early…
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Data shows crime is down in US cities but Trump suggests more Guard deployments – AP News
U.S. News Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story 1 of 4 | President Donald Trump has threatened to dispatch the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities. But data shows most U.S. violent crime has been in a steady decline in recent years (AP video: Mike…
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Letters from an American – August 27, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, August 27, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Aug 27, 2025 The image of National Guard troops, some of them from as far away as Louisiana and Mississippi, in Washington, D.C., spreading mulch around the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin and picking up trash, illustrates that President Donald J. Trump’s insistence…
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Letters from an American – August 25, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, August 25, 2025, By Heather Cox Richardson This morning, President Donald J. Trump talked to reporters as he signed several executive orders in the Oval Office. Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk as he has been doing lately, seeming to put its bulk between him and the reporters. Also as he…
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Seeing Things – California Unrest is Trump’s Doing – Liza Donnelly
We need to treat all equally By Liza Donnelly, Jun 09, 2025 Trump decided to deploy 2000 California National Guard yesterday to supposedly quell protestors. The last president to do so was Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to protect civil rights protestors. From what I have read, this whole situation was started as a deliberate attempt…