Supreme court nears the end of its term with cases about Donald Trump’s power to be decided – US politics live

According to the Guardian, the Supreme Court wraps up a term dominated by cases on Donald Trump's expansive presidential powers, even as new crises test the limits of that authority. Tensions with Iran escalated dramatically, with Tehran launching drone and missile attacks after fresh US strikes, prompting Trump to threaten the nation's complete destruction. The Biden administration criticized Trump's damage to America's global standing. Meanwhile, the Trump administration moved to strip humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants on temporary status. And a White House office staffed largely by veterans of Elon Musk's government efficiency initiative quietly rebuilt critical federal websites—for passport applications, voter registration, and prescription drug pricing—in ways legal experts say may violate federal law.

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