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A federal judge on Friday delivered a stinging blow to President Donald Trump’s push to punish elite law firms, ruling that one of his executive orders was riddled with “grave constitutional violations,” according to NPR.

U.S. District Judge Lauren AliKhan permanently blocked Trump’s executive order targeting the prestigious firm Susman Godfrey, calling the presidential directive “unconstitutional from beginning to end." The decision is “the latest in a series of legal wins for firms” representing clients or causes the president dislikes and marks the fourth consecutive time a federal judge has struck down a Trump order aimed at Big Law, NPR noted.

Nike is warning that Donald Trump’s tariffs will soon cost U.S. consumers at the cash register, saying sneaker prices will jump this fall as the president’s trade war with China escalates.

The sportswear giant said the tariffs could cost it $1 billion, and the company is now preparing “surgical” price hikes this fall to soften the blow, according to a new report in the Independent.

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board applauded the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, which significantly limited how district courts use nationwide injunctions as a check on Presidential power.

"This is a positive development in many ways, given the dysfunctions that universal injunctions encourage," the editorial board wrote. "If halting any new White House policy requires convincing only a single federal judge in any favorable forum anywhere in the U.S., Democrats will gladly run to California, and Republicans to Texas. All-or-nothing emergency appeals then rise to the Supreme Court, as critics accuse the Justices of settling substantive questions on a 'shadow docket.' That’s the experience of recent years."

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer dramatically escalated his push to investigate an alleged cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline while president, as he demanded testimony from four top ex-Biden aides, including former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

In a flurry of letters sent out Friday, Comer ordered Jean-Pierre, former chief of staff Jeff Zients, former deputy press secretary Andrew Bates and former special assistant to the president Ian Sams to appear for transcribed interviews before the Oversight Committee, Fox News Digital reported Friday.

Fox News host Bret Baier appeared on The New Yorker's weekly podcast with editor David Remnick, where Baier was asked to defend some of his colleagues' behavior.

Remnick asked Baier bluntly, "Do you ever wanna throw a shoe at some of your colleagues or their flickering images on the screen?” He was referring to other hosts like Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Levin, all of whom have been known to stir controversy on their shows.

A centrist Republican who has a history of pushing back on President Donald Trump won't seek re-election, and may have opened the door for Democrats, according to a report.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) plans to retire at the end of his term, two people familiar with his plans told Politico on Friday night.

An economist clapped back at one of the most misleading claims President Donald Trump made during a news conference on Friday afternoon.

Trump claimed that there are parts of the United States where gas prices are under $2 per gallon. "In some places, it's $1.98," Trump said during a back-and-forth with reporters.

Slate Senior Writer Mark Stern had a lot to say on Friday about a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. CASA that made nationwide injunctions illegal. Injunctions are court orders that prevent a government entity from enforcing a law or policy. The court said that such provisions amounted to judicial overreach.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sparked outrage from critics Friday night when he joined Republicans in voting against reining in President Donald Trump's war powers.

The legislation, introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), sought to limit Trump's authority to launch military strikes against Iran without congressional approval. The resolution failed in the Senate by a vote of 47-53 on Friday night, and critics quickly pointed out that Fetterman broke ranks with most Democrats to oppose the measure. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the lone Republican to support the measure.

The Supreme Court may have handed President Donald Trump a significant win on Friday, but a new Politico report revealed "signs of hope buried in the fine print."

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions that block presidential policies. Specifically, the ruling targeted those related to Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-citizens or lawful permanent residents. While the ruling didn't weigh in on whether Trump's order was constitutional, the ruling sharply curtailed the power of district court judges to block nationwide federal policies. In general, injunctions can now only protect specific plaintiffs in a lawsuit rather than the entire country.

President Donald Trump's administration set a "trap" for the Supreme Court, and Shirin Ali wrote for Slate on Friday that the court walked right into it.

The Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Casa, which was issued on Friday, sent shockwaves through the government. The court decided that nationwide injunctions, or court orders that prevent the government from enforcing a specific law or policy, are unconstitutional. While that ruling is stunning on its face, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor thinks the ruling will have massive implications for years to come.

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to be triggered by the state of American politics during a recent online forum.

Kennedy appeared on a panel about the threats to the rule of law, where he cited threats to the judicial branch and extreme rhetoric. He said both issues have degraded democracy both in the U.S. and abroad.