The bill was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, who subsequently executed the law by standing up the new Cabinet-level agency. Every president since then, whether they supported the existence of the agency or not,

The U.S. Supreme Court quietly backed Trump's agenda, enabling rapid federal government restructuring without explanation.

Six justices rewarded the Trump administration’s bad behavior—and they did not even tell the American people why.

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2024-2025 term, which included cases on topics such as the scope of authority of federal judges, immigration, and religious liberty. When the court begins its 2025-2026 term, it will again hear cases concerning religious liberty.

This is the conflict – a “no win” – in which progressives experience the Court’s current engagements with these issues. Voices within this community now counsel caution, grounded in realism, in how much engagement by the Court progressives themselves should invite,

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

The Venezuelan government said in a statement on Friday that 252 Venezuelans had been released from CECOT. The Associated Press reported that 10 Americans were freed from Venezuela in exchange. The U.S. government has never disclosed the total number of Venezuelans it has sent to CECOT.

T he U.S. Supreme Court 's recent decision allowing the Trump administration to implement widespread layoffs at the Department of Education has stirred concern among student loan borrowers and education advocates.