Eva Fedderly

When President Donald Trump ordered the assault on Iran that he calls “Operation Epic Fury,” it marked a turning point — both as a challenge to global relations and as a legal test of the American president’s ability to launch an American war without cong... See more

Accusations of “lawfare” are flying fast through Washington — and beyond. “Trump is running the government like a mafioso,” David Corn, the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, wrote last month, “utilizing its power to intimidate and, if possible, ta... See more

Along the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge, cutting across Interstate 49, lies the congressional district at the center of one of the nation’s most consequential battles over voting rights. The Supreme Court is poised to decide soon whether intentio... See more

How awkward. When President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the front row of his audience in the Capitol will be populated by a group he excoriated just four days earlier: the justices of the Supreme Court. The nation’s hig... See more

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that it was illegal for President Donald Trump to use emergency powers to impose global tariffs, an authority granted through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. With the ruling, the U.S. may have to refund over... See more