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The week in U.S. Politics
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The Court expanded presidential control over FTC commissioners and allowed the administration to dismantle more Temporary Protected Status protections, while preserving Fed Governor Lisa Cook and striking down limits on party contributions. Its term-level assessment characterized conservative priorities as advancing even as some Trump-specific efforts failed.
The Court's rejection of Trump's order held across the week, keeping birthright citizenship intact while Trump pledged to continue challenging it.
Trump's alleged hijacking of the anniversary and his partisan Mount Rushmore speech turned the commemoration into an electoral message. White nationalist marching and competing views of the American Dream, national mood, and belonging widened the dispute over what the milestone represented.
Disclosure of more than 21,000 trades and use of a Qatar-gifted jet brought market timing, foreign influence, and security safeguards into focus. An ethics lawyer's separate warning about Trump's crypto added a direct conflict-of-interest concern.
Socialist primary victories in several cities expanded the left's candidate pipeline, while coverage of party divisions and infighting showed those gains arriving alongside an unsettled midterm strategy.
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