SCOTUS Supports Trump's Power, With One Key Exception

SCOTUS Supports Trump's Power, With One Key Exception

While it was a mixed day overall for President Trump at the Supreme Court, the justices gave him another big win on executive power, ruling 6-3 that he had the power to fire a Democratic commissioner on the FTC. The court essentially overturned a 91-year-old decision, signaling presidents can fire heads of agencies that had been considered independent. But they made one key exception, voting 5-4 that he was wrong to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

America 250: Trump, Tensions, and the Senate Race

Is President Trump's July 4th 'celebration' more a rally than a national holiday? Tune in to Inside Politics Sunday as we dive into the political landscape of America's 250th anniversary, the GOP tensions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

John Bolton Pleads Guilty

He was White House national security adviser and US ambassador to the UN. Now he's a convicted felon. John Bolton, a pillar of the Republican foreign policy establishment, pleaded guilty this morning to charges that he illegally retained sensitive national security information. Today's plea is a rare win for the Trump DOJ and their attempts to go after the president's self-proclaimed enemies.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

SCOTUS Rules for Trump on Immigration

The Supreme Court's conservative majority delivers two major wins for President Trump's hard-line immigration policies. In one case, the justices ruled that the president can turn away migrants seeking asylum by physically preventing them from stepping onto US soil to make that claim. The second allows an end to a policy that gives temporary legal status to more than a million people fleeing their home countries because of war or natural disasters.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Trump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill

Republicans were cruising toward what they see as a big election year legislative victory, but President Trump just hit the brakes. The president abruptly announced he will not sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill that Congress passed overwhelmingly yesterday. Why? He wants his "Save America" voting act passed first.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]