U.S. Supreme Court allows Alien Enemies Act deportations to resume
April 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting alleged members of Venezuela's Tren…
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s war power to deport Venezuelan gang members
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday the Trump administration may use a wartime law to deport alleged members of a foreign crime gang, but only if…
Supreme Court chief justice pauses deadline for returning illegally deported man in El Salvador
April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily halted a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a…
Supreme Court pauses wrongful deportation case at behest of Trump lawyers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted a temporary pause Monday on a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported…
Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Two board members fired by President Trump can go back to their jobs for now, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely…
Column: Instead of bashing other Democrats, Newsom needs to look inward
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
New York officials push back after Trump administration threatens funds over DEI
President Donald Trump stands with Education Secretary Linda McMahon on March 20 at the White House after signing an executive order aimed at downsizing the…
SCOTUS: White House can continue to halt $600M in education funding
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-3 that a federal district court did not have jurisdiction to force the federal government to pay $600 million…
2 federal agencies unite to enforce Trump bans on transgender activities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House in February. It banned transgender female athletes from participating in women's sports. File Photo…
Supreme Court OKs Trump’s cuts to teacher training grants in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling of $148 million in grants…
India passes bill altering governance of Muslim Waqf properties
India's upper house Friday passed the controversial Waqf bill changing the way donated Muslim properties worth billions of dollars are governed. Muslim leaders and the…
A Trump third term and the Putin parallel
President Trump’s suggestion he could bid for a third term has Kremlinologists revisiting a turning point in Russian history.Could it happen here?In 2008, a constitutional…
Hiltzik: The GOP’s hypocrisy about nationwide injunctions
The old political adage that “where you stand depends upon where you sit” has been getting aired out in Washington.Republicans and conservatives used to celebrate…
Tesla stock jumps after reports Elon Musk may exit DOGE
1 of 2 | Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and senior adviser to the president of the United States, attended a March 24 meeting with U.S.…
Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk
MADISON, Wis. — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real…
Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history
April 1 (UPI) -- Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford was elected Tuesday to Wisconsin's Supreme Court, besting Republican Brad Schimel who was backed by the world's richest…
Supreme Court to hear arguments on religious tax exemptions for Catholic charities
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether a group of Wisconsin Catholic-affiliated groups should receive religious tax exemptions. File Photo by Bonnie…
Column: Reagan administration took security seriously, unlike Trump
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Anita Chabria cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
‘Destiny of humanity’ at stake: Musk gives $1M to 2 voters in Wis. Supreme Court race
Elon Musk (L), hands a large check to Ekaterina Diestler on Sunday night at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay. Screen capture courtesy…
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift deportation block of alleged gang members
Alleged members of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua are escorted to their cells at the maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador…