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Supreme Court asks tough questions of federal government in birthright citizenship case

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday pressed an attorney for the federal government on how President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship would be implemented amid scores of legal challenges that have gone against the administration. The bid by the Trump administration to narrow three lower court orders blocking Mr. Trump from ending birthright citizenship is

US Wholesale Inflation Registers Largest Drop Since Pandemic

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‘If you are in the stagflation camp, these data aren’t confirming your thesis,’ one market expert said. Wholesale inflation in April recorded the sharpest drop since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, signaling that U.S. tariffs have yet to impact consumers. Last month, the producer price index (PPI)—a gauge of prices for goods and services

Supreme Court Wrestles With Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Cases

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The justices pressed the Trump administration about how courts would proceed without nationwide injunctions. The Supreme Court on May 15 grappled with how far federal judges could go in issuing sweeping blocks on policies such as President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship. Their comments came during oral argument over the administration’s request that the