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Apr 14, 2026

Judge’s ballroom ruling reminds us three branches are equal

Commentary: Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that the White House ballroom project requires congressional approval, citing 48 USC sec 8116 and stopping construction.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo)
Apr 2, 2026

Tariff-struck companies exploring loans backed by refund claims​

Tariff-struck companies are exploring loans backed by refund claims after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Trump's tariffs, seeking creative financing.

U.S. President Donald Trump, next to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 24, 2026. (REUTERS file photo/Kevin LaMarque)
Mar 17, 2026

US Supreme Court’s Roberts says personal hostility aimed at judges has ‘got to stop’

US Chief Justice John Roberts warns that personal hostility toward judges is dangerous and must stop, amid recent criticisms from President Trump.

The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (REUTERS file Illustration/Dado Ruvic)
Mar 11, 2026

Anthropic has strong case against Pentagon blacklisting, legal experts say

Anthropic sues the Pentagon over blacklisting, claiming violation of free speech and due process under a rarely used supply chain risk law.

“This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved with cases on the emergency docket is a real, unfortunate problem,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told an audience at an annual lecture in Washington March 9, 2026. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)
Mar 10, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court emergency rulings

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes the Supreme Court's frequent emergency rulings that uphold Trump administration policies before full legal review.

The construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's White House ballroom continues in Washington, D.C., January 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Feb 19, 2026

Arts commission approves Trump’s plan for White House ballroom

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved President Trump's plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, replacing the East Wing.

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Feb 17, 2026

Who should represent government when the president sues it?

America’s most prolific litigant in the last 12 months is the current president of the United States. More often, he is the defendant and if he is not the defendant, […]

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks at a Make Oklahoma Healthy Again kickoff event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. June 26, 2025. (REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo)
Feb 10, 2026

Governors to skip Trump meeting after White House invited only Republicans, source says

The National Governors Association canceled a White House meeting after President Trump excluded Democratic governors from scheduled NGA talks.

Gov. Wes Moore joined Daily Record government affairs reporter Hannah Gaskill for the 2026 Eye on Annapolis Summit on Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)
Feb 9, 2026

Moore among Democratic governors excluded from White House bipartisan event

President Trump excluded Democratic governors from traditional White House events tied to the National Governors Association summit in Washington.

United States Federal Trade Commission logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Jan 30, 2026

FTC warns 42 law firms over DEI hiring practices

The FTC warned 42 major law firms that DEI hiring initiatives may be unfair and anticompetitive amid Trump-era scrutiny of diversity programs.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, accompanied by lawyer Abbe Lowell, looks on outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as Supreme Court justices consider U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
Jan 27, 2026

Supreme Court may leave big questions unresolved on Trump bid to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to let Trump fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, signaling a narrow ruling focused on procedure.

Executives of financial institutions testify at a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in December 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Jan 20, 2026

What Trump’s proposed 10 percent cap on card rates could mean for you

Trump calls for a 10% credit card interest cap, aiming to ease costs for borrowers, but banks warn it could limit credit access.