The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court’s ruling that paused the largest phase of the president’s efforts to downsize the government.
Category: Executive Orders and Memorandums
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The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid
The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.
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Willkie Farr Partners, Unhappy With the Firm’s Deal With Trump, Depart for Cooley
The departures are the latest fallout for firms that cut deals with President Trump to avoid executive orders.
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Willkie Farr Partners, Unhappy With the Firm’s Deal With Trump, Depart for Cooley
The departures are the latest fallout for firms that cut deals with President Trump to avoid executive orders.
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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.
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Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting WilmerHale Law Firm
The judge concluded that the firm was targeted over its association with Robert S. Mueller III, and that the order “must be struck down in its entirety.”
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Trump’s Plan to Revive US Shipbuilding Would Take Billions and Many Years
President Trump and members of Congress want to revive U.S. shipbuilding with subsidies and penalties against Chinese-built ships. But there are obstacles.
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Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?
Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”
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Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices
The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.