US judges are the last line of resistance against Donald Trump

The president’s radical policies are increasingly being stalled or blocked by the courts

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Monday Briefing: The Last Guard Against Trump’s Orders?

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The New York Times - Feb. 9
Bar Association: Trump administration attacks on judges 'cross the line'

The American Bar Association (ABA) issued a statement Tuesday citing concerns with the Trump administration’s comments condemning court orders that blocked some of the president’s executive ...
The Hill - Feb. 11
Donald Trump has become master of the US Senate | Sidney Blumenthal

By voting in favor of nominees they knew should never be approved, Republican senators became Trump’s subjects. First, before Elon Musk came for everyone, Donald Trump came for the US Senate. When ...
The Guardian - 4d
House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE

A few House Republicans are pledging to bring up impeachment articles against federal judges who have blocked Trump administration actions, including those of the Department of Government ...
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Hatred of Donald Trump turns US-Canada ice hockey match into mass brawl

Three fights broke out within nine seconds of an ice hockey match between the US and Canada after choruses of anti-Donald Trump booing.
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Democrats push for tougher resistance to Trump as anger mounts

Democrats are starting to push for a stronger response to President Trump as his policies fuel anger with the party’s base. Members of the party believe Trump has enjoyed a honeymoon period during ...
The Hill - Feb. 13
Judge blocks Trump from firing head of US agency that investigates corruption

Ruling reinstates Hampton Dellinger to office of special counsel as president targets bureaucrats with mass layoffs. A judge blocked Donald Trump ’s attempt to fire the head of a body that ...
The Guardian - Feb. 13
Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump

Democrats in Congress are growing louder with threats to force a shutdown in March to put the brakes on President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government by freezing ...
The Hill - Feb. 11
Trump should be using this heavy-handed diplomacy against adversaries, not allies

The Trump administration needs to figure out the proper balance between coercion and diplomacy, and how it affects international respect for the United States.
The Hill - Feb. 11

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