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

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

‘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

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

Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Illegal Immigrant Man Evade Agents

Judge Hannah Dugan’s attorneys also submitted a motion to dismiss the case after her arrest in April. A Wisconsin judge on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges that alleged she helped an illegal immigrant evade agents earlier this year. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan entered her not guilty plea during her arraignment hearing

Trump Weighs In on Supreme Court Case Involving Birthright Citizenship

The president has argued that birthright citizenship was meant to grant citizenship to the children of enslaved people after the Civil War. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case involving his order to limit birthright citizenship, arguing that the current law is being exploited.

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan enters not guilty plea on obstruction charges

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal obstruction charges stemming from her allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities during a federal law enforcement operation at her courthouse. Dugan, a Milwaukee county circuit court judge, was arrested in April by the FBI after director Kash Patel said she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away” from