3 w. ago Israel orders army to ‘seize more ground’ in Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages

Call from defence minister comes as Supreme Court freezes Benjamin Netanyahu’s sacking of the domestic intelligence chief

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: President promises not to defy judges after rebuke from Supreme Court’s chief justice

President admonished by John Roberts after calling for impeachment of district court judge who ruled against him on deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: President promises not to defy judges after being rebuked by Supreme Court’s chief justice

President admonished by John Roberts after calling for impeachment of district court judge who ruled against him on deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

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3 w. ago Trump says his administration won’t defy judges after multiple setbacks to his agenda in numerous court cases

Trump previously called for a District of Columbia federal judge who ruled against the administration to be impeached, prompting a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

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3 w. ago Supreme court chief justice says Trump call for judge’s impeachment ‘not an appropriate response’ – live

John Roberts issues rare public statement after US president escalates rightwing attacks on the judiciary White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judgeDonald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary.While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said judges who rule against him should be impeached, this appears to be the first time the president has backed such calls publicly. Trump’s post on Truth Social does not name the judge, but seems to reference James Boasberg, the Washington DC-based justice who was appointed by Barack Obama and attempted to prevent the government from deporting the alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Here’s what Trump wrote:This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack...

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3 w. ago US Chief Justice rebukes Trump after president’s threat to impeach judges

John Roberts issues rare statement to say attacks on judicial branch of government are not ‘appropriate’

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3 w. ago Chief Justice John Roberts hits back after Trump calls for impeaching judge who ruled against him

Trump has frequently lashed out at judges who move to constrain his sweeping claims of presidential authority

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: Trump rebuked by Supreme Court chief justice for call to impeach judge over deportation order

President and allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: Department of Justice seeks to remove judge who challenged deportation flights

President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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3 w. ago John Roberts made Trump’s authoritarianism possible. He could still save his own legacy | Steven Greenhouse

The supreme court judge has emboldened and enabled Trump, but the president’s second term must surely have him worriedJohn Roberts, chief justice of the US supreme court, should be very worried about how history will regard him. Roberts sees himself as a cautious conservative committed to protecting our institutions, but it increasingly looks as if history will view him very differently – as a deeply flawed chief justice who paved the way for the US to become an authoritarian state.Roberts can’t possibly want to be viewed that way. But it is inarguable that several decisions he played a huge role in – most notably Citizens United and last year’s startling ruling that gave presidents far-reaching immunity from prosecution – helped lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian presidency. How could Roberts not realize that the immunity decision he authored would embolden Trump to violate law after law and act like an authoritarian? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s Department of Justice trying to replace judge who moved to block deportation flights: Live updates

President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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