American Political Impact Digest

Congressional Defense Oversight

• 🔥 Iran War Funding Scrutiny: Pentagon faces Senate questions on Iran war funding as part of a $95 billion budget...

A new poll finds John Roberts no longer taken seriously, underscoring a crisis of legitimacy for the Roberts Court as reform and expansion debates gain traction.

Defense Secretary Hegseth confronts Senate scrutiny over the Pentagon's $70 billion Iran war funding request inside a $95 billion package.

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Trump fired board members overseeing $8.8 billion in US science funding, a move that could hit AI startups first as the administration seeks tighter control over research priorities.

Supreme Court Perception

• 🔥 Poll on Rulings: Nearly half of Americans believe Supreme Court rulings on Trump policies are based on ideology...

• Senate conservatives eye attaching the SAVE Act to a short-term CR, setting up a potential shutdown fight with Democrats before Sept. 30
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Nearly half of Americans believe the Supreme Court is ruling on Trump’s agenda based on ideology instead of law, according to a Washington Post/Ipsos...

Supreme Court Rulings

• 🔥 Gun Ban Decision: Supreme Court unanimously ruled 9-0 that the federal government violated the Second Amendment by...

House Republicans passed the SAVE America Act and now press the Senate to act on voter mandates for border security and election integrity.

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Successive US administrations have repeatedly turned to import liberalization during crises, from Trump's fertilizer tariff suspension and egg imports...

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government cannot prosecute marijuana users for firearm possession under §...

The administration's May proposal to tie over $1 trillion in federal grants to political priorities drew fierce opposition, including from law...

Nearly half of Americans now view the Supreme Court as basing rulings on ideology over law, with more than half disapproving of its performance. These...

Supreme Court Rulings

• 🔥 Mail-In Ballot Deadlines: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day if postmarked by then, upholding Mississippi's five-day...

The Supreme Court’s February ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize presidential tariffs forced the Trump...

Graham's death removes a vital bridge between Trump, the Senate, and House Republicans, intensifying gridlock on funding bills and Pentagon spending...

Congressional Budget and Policy Advances

• 🔥 House Advances $95B Package: House Republicans advanced a $95 billion budget plan including $60...

Life tenure, partisan Senate confirmations, and unreviewable constitutional power make it structurally impossible for justices to act as judges rather...

House Republicans passed a $95 billion budget resolution with Iran war funding, farm aid, and election grants.

• The measure unlocks reconciliation,...