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Trump’s big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers
By JOSH BOAKUpdated 7:40 PM CDT, May 29, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once again, President Donald Trump’s biggest policy plans were stopped in their tracks.
On Wednesday, an obscure but powerful court in New York rejected the legal foundation of Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, finding that Trump could not use a 1977 law to declare a national emergency on trade imbalances and fentanyl smuggling to justify a series of import taxes that have unsettled the world. Reordering the global economy by executive fiat was an unconstitutional end-run around Congress’ powers, the three-judge panel of Trump, Obama and Reagan appointees ruled in a scathing rebuke of Trump’s action.
The setbacks fit a broader pattern for a president who has advanced an extraordinarily expansive view of executive power. Federal courts have called out the lack of due process in some of Trump’s deportation efforts. His proposed income tax cuts, now working their way through Congress, are so costly that some of them can’t be made permanent, as Trump had wished. His efforts to humble Harvard University and cut the federal workforce have encountered legal obstacles. And he’s running up against reality as his pledges to quickly end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have turned into slogs.
The laws of political gravity, the separation of powers and geopolitical realities are proving to be tougher to conquer than Trump will publicly admit. As various legal skirmishes play out, he may have to choose between bowing to the limits of his power or trying to ignore the judicial system. ...
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RFK Jr.'s MAHA report cited nonexistent studies
Certain studies within the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" report do not exist as cited, ABC News has confirmed.
abcnews.go.com
CBS News poll: Economy views better than winter, but Americans feel concern more than secure about finances
Prices and finances are big factors in how Americans decide their summer plans.
www.cbsnews.com
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard
A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. U.S.
apnews.com
Justice Department tells American Bar Association it will no longer comply with ratings for judicial nominees
The Department of Justice will no longer comply with the American Bar Association's ratings process for judicial nominees, citing the organization's alleged liberal bias.
www.foxnews.com
Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules
The president's signature import taxes win a legal reprieve, as the White House rails against "activist judges".
www.bbc.com
Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projects
The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law and could speed development projects around the country.
apnews.com
Trump's pardons this term include these convicted fraudsters and supporters
President Trump has handed out pardons to convicted fraudsters who he argued have been unfairly targeted, including a number of his supporters.
www.cbsnews.com
Senate Republicans plan hearing on Biden's alleged cognitive decline cover-up
Senate Republicans plan a June hearing to investigate an alleged cover-up of Joe Biden's cognitive decline involving his inner circle, the media and his family during his presidency.
www.foxnews.com
The US academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threat
Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening.
apnews.com
Inside the scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season
The Trump administration has been moving to drastically cut or even eliminate the disaster response and relief agency, but without a backup ready, it’s moving to keep some key pieces in place.
www.nbcnews.com
Medicaid cost-cutting measures passed by House to be scrutinized by GOP senators as they take up Trump agenda
Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red line.
www.cbsnews.com
In addition to Musk, multiple top DOGE officials leaving Trump administration: Sources
Multiple senior DOGE officials are in the process of leaving the Trump administration along with Elon Musk, sources tell ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations
Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm.
apnews.com
Israel agrees to Trump-backed ceasefire proposal to free Gaza hostages: White House
Israel reportedly agrees to a ceasefire proposal pushed by envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump in an effort to end the fighting and return the hostages from Gaza.
www.foxnews.com
10 times Trump has threatened, then backtracked on, tariffs as 'TACO trade' jab gains traction
Trump has ordered a number of sweeping tariffs driving up costs of imports, but he has threatened far more tariffs than he has carried out, leading some to embrace "TACO theory."
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Continue reading...President Donald Trump was delighted to have the world’s richest person — and a top campaign donor — working in his administration, talking about how he was “a smart guy” who “really cares for our country.”
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"This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific!"
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Continue reading...However, the president, in a social media post on Thursday night announcing that he and Musk would team up for a 1:30 p.m. ET White House news conference on Friday, teased that Musk would continue to help the Trump administration.
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Kentucky state Democratic Sen. Robin Webb, who represents Kentucky’s rural 18th Senate district, is switching her party affiliation to Republican after she says the Democrat Party "left me."
"First and foremost, I’m a mother, a rancher and a lawyer with deep personal and professional roots in Kentucky’s coal country," Webb explained. "As the Democratic Party continues its lurch to the left and its hyperfocus on policies that hurt workforce and economic development in my region, I no longer feel it represents my values."
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Continue reading..."First and foremost, I’m a mother, a rancher and a lawyer with deep personal and professional roots in Kentucky’s coal country," Webb explained. "As the Democratic Party continues its lurch to the left and its hyperfocus on policies that hurt workforce and economic development in my region, I no longer feel it represents my values."
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One month after historic marathon floor speech, Sen. Cory Booker announces book
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“This book is about the virtues vital to our success...
Continue reading...“Stand” will be published Nov. 11, St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday. In April, the New Jersey Democrat made headlines by delivering the country's longest continuous Senate floor speech — just over 25 hours. The 56-year-old Booker spoke in opposition to numerous Trump administration policies, whether the desire to make Canada part of the United States or cuts to Social Security offices.
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Continue reading...The Supreme Court decision stays, for now, a lower court ruling that halted Trump's plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for some migrants living in the U.S., which allows individuals to live and work...
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"The real debate was, is when [we] voted not to approve...
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Continue reading...His cancer was categorized as having a Gleason score of 9, which places him in Grade Group 5, the most severe category.
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The world's richest man said DOGE's mission "will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life...
Continue reading...Musk announced earlier this week on X, the social media site he owns, that he would be finishing his time at the White House and thanked Mr. Trump for "the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," an initiative led by the White House's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Continue reading...NOTUS on Thursday found seven of the studies cited appear never to have been published. An author of one of the studies said while she did conduct research on anxiety in children, she did not author the report that was listed in the MAHA report. Some studies were also misinterpreted in the report. The...
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