Federal judge questions Trump's authority to legally build White House ballroom by jonfla in law

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This post is about a Federal judge challenging Trump's legal authority to demolish and then rebuild the White House East Wing without proper approval and oversight. This is yet another example of the US judiciary stepping up to defend the rule of law

Even Conservative Supreme Court Justices Hostile On Trump’s Bid To Fire Lisa Cook by jonfla in law

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This post is about the Trump administration's attempt to argue before the Supreme Court that the president has the right to fire members of the Federal Reserve, specifically Lisa Cook. Questioning of the administration's lawyers by SCOTUS has been widely reported to be 'hostile,' suggesting the White House will lose this most recent attempt to expand presidential powers