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Supreme Court blocks Trump from firing Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump another key loss on Monday, barring him from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for cause.

US Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Leaders of Independent Agencies

Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now

The ruling by the Supreme Court means that Lisa Cook will remain as a Federal Reserve governor as her lawsuit challenging Trump's effort to fire her proceeds.

US Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Firing of Lisa Cook From Fed Was Unconstitutional

Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without cause

Good vibes from PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham today – but vibes won’t be enough. I hope he knows that

His big speech showed promise, but the need is urgent. Keir Starmer failed to fix a broken economic model; Burnham must not make the same mistake

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Supreme Court upholds Mississippi law counting late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail ballots received days after Election Day to be counted, rejecting arguments that under federal law, mail ballots must be received by Election Day to count.

Teaching the Declaration of Independence with hashtags 250 years later

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The choice before Europe: the law of the strongest or reparative justice?

European nations are starting to pay attention after a landmark UN resolution, but reparations is about more than symbolic remembrance or returning stolen artefacts

Trump says Iran 'requested' meeting after weekend clashes

President Donald Trump on Monday announced the U.S. and Iran will meet for peace talks this week, after a weekend of clashes raised questions about the durability of the 60-day peace agreement framework the two countries reached earlier this month.

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Trump says U.S. and Iran to hold fresh talks in Qatar on Tuesday following weekend clashes

The U.S. and Iran are poised to hold fresh talks on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, President Donald Trump said via social media on Monday.