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The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump’s power to be decided​

By MARK SHERMAN
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, June 28, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power.

Trump’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, fire the heads of most independent agencies at will and remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor are among the remaining eight cases the justices are expected to decide this week, beginning Monday.

The court also is weighing, in cases from West Virginia and Idaho, whether to uphold laws in roughly half the states that prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on their public school and college sports.

Two election-related cases remain, over state laws that allow a grace period for the receipt of mailed ballots, provided they are sent by Election Day, and limits on political party spending in support of candidates for Congress and president.

Also outstanding is a dispute over geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes. Critics say the practice is a fishing expedition that violates civil liberties.

The court’s conservative majority has so far been mostly receptive to Trump’s immigration crackdown, including a decision last week allowing the administration to end temporary legal protections for people who came to the U.S. because of war or natural disaster in their homeland. Another decision could make it harder for people fleeing persecution to seek asylum in the United States. ...

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Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

Iran has again launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes.
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Cassidy accuses RFK Jr. of building public health "upon a foundation of lies"

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "If you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you're going to have the absence of adequate public health."
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Trump says his renovation plans for a golf course will have Washington hosting a 'major' tournament

President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments.
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Iran live updates: US and Iran agree to stop strikes, US official says

U.S. forces conducted strikes on Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian drone strike on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to CENTCOM.
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records

France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave. Extreme temperatures also sparked wildfires in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down crowds.
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States don't expect feds to reliably share election threats: Exclusive

State election officials say federal agencies are failing to provide security support needed for midterms.
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Kaine says guardrails on Pentagon firings could see bipartisan support in Congress

Sen. Tim Kaine said guardrails on Pentagon firings could see bipartisan support in Congress, following a string of high-level officers exiting the military during the second Trump administration.
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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is bringing a big set of student loan changes

Starting Wednesday, many student borrowers may tackle higher repayment requirements, fewer program options and greater loan limits.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at the Trump administration's challenge to birthright citizenship

When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn’t been subtle about its views.
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'What a loser': Biden blasts Trump's Reflecting Pool, arch construction

In a speech at a gala in Maryland, the former president blasted his successor as a "loser" obsessed with "vanity projects."
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Iran insists on sole control of Hormuz amid reports of truce talks with US

Washington and Tehran have agreed to stop attacks and renew talks in the Qatari capital, Doha, Axios reports.
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Top Democrat lawmaker suffers minor injuries in Delaware car crash

Sen. Chris Coons says he is expected to make a full and swift recovery after suffering minor injuries in a multi-vehicle car crash in Delaware.
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America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come

America is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its experiment in democracy.
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READ: The rare filing that underscored the stakes in the Supreme Court's Lisa Cook ruling

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A rare filing from prominent economists and former government officials highlighted the high stakes in the Supreme Court's decision allowing Lisa Cook, a top official at the Federal Reserve, to remain in her role while her legal challenge to President
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Dem running for Pelosi’s seat mocked after anti-Israel hecklers chase him from SF Trans March

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California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, was widely mocked by conservatives on social media over two videos of him being shouted down by anti-Israel activists in his own district over his stance on Israel, despite his progressive track record.

The first video showed several people surrounding Wiener, running for Congress to replace Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, as he walked through San Francisco's Trans March at Dolores Park on Friday, with multiple hecklers shouting profanity-laced insults.

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Spanberger's latest 'gun-grabbing nonsense' prompts action from Trump DOJ: 'Stay tuned!'

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Bill Maher's dire midterm election warning to Dems after 'really crazy' socialists win primaries

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A liberal television icon issued a blunt warning to the Democratic Party about the upcoming midterm elections after a rash of far-left socialists won primary elections last week.

Bill Maher, a comedian known for his political commentary, said Democrats are "well on their way" to blowing the November midterms after voting for three "outright really crazy" socialists in New York's primary elections rather than their more establishment Democrat counterparts.

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Explained: How Lisa Cook’s three home loans became central to Trump’s fight over her Federal Reserve seat

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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's legal battle against President Donald Trump centered, in part, on a trio of mortgages she obtained before joining the nation's central bank.

The loans, tied to properties in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts, drew scrutiny regarding whether Cook misrepresented how the homes would be used — as primary residences or otherwise. Trump cited those allegations in his effort to boot her from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, arguing they constituted cause for her removal.

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Wife of Louis Farrakhan dead at 90

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Who is Lisa Cook? The central bank governor at the heart of the Supreme Court’s Trump-Fed showdown

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Lisa Cook's ascension to the Federal Reserve was historic from the start.

Appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2022, she became the first black woman to serve as a governor on the Fed board — a seven-member panel that sets national interest rates and oversees the banking system.

Now, she stands at the center of another historic moment, as the Supreme Court ruled Monday against President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, preserving long-standing protections around the central bank’s independence.

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Jeffries' socialism dilemma: New York victories expose Democratic Party divide

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The man looks tired.

Veteran observers of Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries know at a glance when the fellow isn’t catching his Zs.

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Supreme Court rules on mail-in ballots received after Election Day

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted in elections even if they are received after Election Day on Monday.

The court was split 5-4 on the ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett writing the majority opinion. She was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

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Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.
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Supreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

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The decision, seen as a win for central bank independence, sends the fight over removal back to the lower courts.
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South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss

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South Korea was eliminated after missing out on a spot among the eight best third-placed teams.
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Supreme Court strikes down limits on Trump removing FTC members

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission are unconstitutional and overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

The decision from the high court expands the president's power over certain independent boards and commissions, which Congress had insulated from political pressure by saying their members could only be removed by the president for cause.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal case continues

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.

In a 5 to 4 decision, the high court rejected the president's bid to allow him to oust Cook from her role as Fed governor following allegations of mortgage fraud. Mr. Trump first came to the Supreme Court for emergency relief last September, and the justices had let Cook remain in her job at the central bank while they considered whether...
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Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to Mississippi law's for late-arriving ballots.

In the closely watched election dispute known as Watson v. Republican National Committee, the high court split 5 to 4 in finding that Mississippi's measure does not conflict with federal statutes that set Election Day as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in certain years.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined...
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Supreme Court takes up dispute over Arizona voting restrictions

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law bars Arizona from imposing tightened voting rules, including a measure that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote on a state form.

The case sets up a high-stakes dispute over the state's efforts to tighten its voting requirements. It is a crime for non-U.S. citizens to vote in federal and state elections, but some states have sought to implement new restrictions aimed at ensuring noncitizens are not on their voter rolls amid claims of election fraud...
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Supreme Court rejects case over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a legal battle involving New York's now-repealed mandate for healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.

The dispute arose after the New York Department of Health issued an emergency rule in 2021 that required all licensed healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to address the spread of the virus in medical facilities and nursing homes. State officials said the rule allowed healthcare employers to accommodate religious exemptions in certain ways, but...
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Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz's defamation case against CNN

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz's case alleging CNN defamed him with its coverage of remarks made during President Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.

The dispute presented the high court with the chance to revisit its landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which set a high bar for public figures to win defamation lawsuits against media companies. That case requires a public official claiming defamation to prove the defendant knew their statement was false at the...
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Supreme Court won't hear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

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The writer E. Jean Carroll triumphed over President Trump on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to consider overturning a jury's verdict that he was liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.

The unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her during a mid-1990s encounter in a New York City department store. Mr. Trump did not attend the 2023 civil trial, and his attorneys called no witnesses before the jury awarded Carroll $5 million.

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What to know about the Newsom-linked charities reportedly caught in DOJ’s sights

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Federal investigators are reportedly probing nonprofits linked to California first lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom, putting renewed scrutiny on two organizations that conservative watchdogs and media reports have criticized over alleged conflicts of interest tied to their proximity to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit.

Newsom has accused President Donald Trump’s Justice Department of launching a politically motivated "fishing expedition" against him and his wife, but the DOJ has not publicly confirmed any probe. The reported inquiries have revived questions about The Representation Project and California Partners Project, two nonprofits connected to Siebel Newsom that have received donations from corporations, tribes and other entities with interests before California state government.

While Newsom has cast the purported investigation as a political witch hunt, the DOJ has yet to publicly confirm that a probe is even taking place, though internal sources speaking to media outlets have confirmed as much. Most recently, a source
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Newsom under fire as California gas tax hike sends pump prices even higher

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FIRST ON FOX: California motorists are set to pay even more at the pump starting Wednesday as another gas tax increase takes effect, prompting some of the state's Republican lawmakers to warn that added costs will further squeeze residents already shouldering some of the highest fuel prices in the nation.

California’s GOP congressional delegation, led by Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., is urging Gov.
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Biden's illegal immigration surge caused higher rent and home prices, Fed study finds

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A new Federal Reserve working paper found the record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden administration came at a cost to one of the nation's fiercest political debates: higher home prices and rent rates.

The findings arrive as immigration remains a defining political issue, with Republicans arguing former President Joe Biden's border policies strained housing and public resources while Democrats have pointed to immigration as helping ease labor shortages and support economic growth.

The new report, published by the Federal Reserve Bank...
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case

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The decision means the US president will now have to pay her the $5m (£3.6m) in damages she'd been awarded.
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'You are Canadian heroes' - the forgotten hosts making World Cup history

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Canada are making history at this World Cup with a run that is likely to change the face of football in the country forever.
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DOJ launches grand jury probe into Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham's funding of leftist groups

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FIRST ON FOX: A federal grand jury is investigating alleged financial crimes by Neville Roy Singham, the China-based tech tycoon whose fortune has funded a sprawling network of socialist, communist and Marxist organizations across the U.S. over the last decade.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas as part of a probe launched by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York, one of the country's most powerful districts for federal prosecutions. Acting
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