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July 9, 2026 9:02 PM
The Fifth Circuit tossed environmental challengers’ review petition for lack of standing, leaving the Delfin LNG license in place without saying whether the approval was …
July 9, 2026 9:01 PM
The Supreme Court denied the administration’s stay bid and left Lisa Cook in office while the case continues, slowing Trump’s attempt to force a rare removal from the Fed…
July 9, 2026 6:02 PM
The Fifth Circuit denied review of the Delfin LNG deepwater-port license challenge for lack of standing, leaving the license in place without deciding whether the approva…
July 9, 2026 6:02 PM
A federal appeals panel refused to restore Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center while the appeal continues, leaving the earlier district court order and later appell…
July 9, 2026 2:10 PM
The Justice Department says the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over Americans anywhere in the world and that the United States will not cooperate with I…
July 9, 2026 2:09 PM
The Fifth Circuit ruled on July 7 that the challengers to the Delfin LNG deepwater port authorization lacked Article III standing, so the court did not reach the merits. …
July 9, 2026 2:08 PM
Recent court rulings have narrowed Trump’s latest attempt to expand federal control: a Boston judge blocked key parts of his election order on June 25, and the Supreme Co…
July 9, 2026 9:02 AM
A Boston federal judge on June 25, 2026, blocked key parts of Trump’s election executive order, including provisions that would have created a federal voter list and used…
July 9, 2026 6:02 AM
The Supreme Court denied the government’s stay bid and left Lisa Cook in office while the case continues, while separately giving Trump more removal power in other agency…
July 9, 2026 6:01 AM
The Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s rule allowing some absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive up to five business days later, rejecting the argument tha…
July 9, 2026 12:13 AM
Federal investigators searched Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office on April 28, 2021 as part of a probe into his Ukraine-related activities. The warrants did not es…
July 9, 2026 12:12 AM
By April 29, 2021, the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization was still underway. The case had already centered on how the company va…
July 9, 2026 12:11 AM
By late April 2021, Trump was still treating the 2020 loss as something to be argued away rather than absorbed. That posture kept his base engaged, but it also left allie…
July 9, 2026 12:11 AM
By April 29, 2021, the political fallout from Donald Trump’s false 2020-election claims was still hanging over Republicans. Party leaders were trying to steer attention e…
July 9, 2026 12:10 AM
One of the most consequential aftereffects of Trump’s election lies was still unfolding on April 30, 2021, as the Georgia fight continued to shape Republican politics and…
July 9, 2026 12:10 AM
On April 30, 2021, New York’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization was still ongoing, and Manhattan prosecutors were still conducting a criminal probe. No crim…
July 9, 2026 12:07 AM
The Fifth Circuit denied review on July 7 after finding environmental petitioners lacked standing to challenge MARAD’s Delfin LNG deepwater port license. The court did no…
July 8, 2026 10:09 PM
A federal appeals panel on July 8 denied a request to restore Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center while the case continues, leaving the lower court’s removal order in plac…
July 8, 2026 9:00 PM
The Fifth Circuit rejected an environmental challenge to the Delfin LNG deepwater-port license on standing grounds, leaving the Trump-backed approval in place while avoid…
July 8, 2026 6:02 PM
The Fifth Circuit denied review of a challenge to MARAD’s March 2025 Delfin LNG deepwater-port license, saying the environmental petitioners lacked Article III standing a…