Trump Policy Watch

Key criticisms of Trump's Iran handling:

• Ignored military planners' warnings on escalation risks.
• Plunged ahead impulsively, shocked by Iran's...

Counterterrorism Director Resigns Over Iran War

• 🔥 Joe Kent Quits NCTC Post: National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, a Trump...

First high-level dissent in Trump admin: NCTC Director Joe Kent resigns, refusing to support Iran war he says lacks imminent threat and benefits...

Headlines claim trouble for Trump, but the Supreme Court’s Trump v. United States framework is more nuanced:

• Divides actions into absolute...

Key developments in Trump admin's immigration push:

• High Court to hear arguments on ending TPS protections for migrants fleeing war/disasters in...

Internal Trump admin divisions deepen as Joe Kent, National Counterterrorism Center director, resigns—the first senior official to quit—claiming no...

Key judicial win for Trump admin: 1st Circuit appeals court (2-1) temporarily pauses Massachusetts district judge's Feb. 25 block on deporting...

President Trump lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court over its ruling striking down most of his emergency tariffs—an extraordinary presidential escalation against judicial limits on tariff authority.

Michigan AG Nessel has joined a coalition challenging the Trump administration over Fair Housing Act policies, which Congress enacted sixty years ago to combat housing discrimination and foster HUD partnerships.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from forcing Colorado into SNAP pilot program, requiring recertification for 100,000 recipients in five metro counties.

DOJ Retaliatory Actions Probe

• 🔥 House Judiciary Democrats including Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, and Rep. Dan Goldman...

Supreme Court delivers massive blow to Trump's tariff strategy, declaring sweeping tariffs unauthorized and unconstitutional in Learning Resources...

Professor Wolff critiques Trump's tariff policies for adding uncertainties to global trade that undermine the very benefits he promised they would deliver. This economic fallout questions tariffs as an effective policy tool.

President Trump demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid Iran war updates, but appeals have brought no commitments so far.

House Judiciary Democrats, led by Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Ted Lieu, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, today launched an investigation into the Trump DOJ's retaliatory actions, spotlighting concerns over prosecutorial legitimacy.

Supreme Court Tariff Rulings

• 🔥 Tariffs Voided Under IEEPA: The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Donald Trump’s tariffs under the...

• Court's Limit: Supreme Court ruled 1977 emergency law didn't justify Trump's global tariffs; seen as unconstitutional executive overreach.
• Trump's...

Key escalations testing Trump's tariff workarounds:

• Feb 2026: SCOTUS rules IEEPA tariffs illegal; $166-175B refunds sought by 2,000+ firms, first...

• Maricopa Investigation: Trump Administration launches criminal probe into 2020 electoral defeat, raising questions if serious or for show.
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DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand lays out a playbook to flip the balance of power in Washington ahead of the 2026 elections, targeting Trump. Dems eye Senate gains in the midterms.