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Mike Johnson floats eliminating US courts as Trump faces judicial pressure
House speaker says Congress has ‘authority over federal courts’ as Republicans grow frustrated by judicial blocksUS politics live – latest updatesRepublican House speaker Mike Johnson suggested potentially defunding, restructuring or eliminating US federal courts as a means of pushing back against judicial decisions that have challenged Donald Trump’s policies.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Johnson, a former constitutional attorney, raised the prospect of congressional intervention in the court system. Continue reading...
House speaker says Congress has ‘authority over federal courts’ as Republicans grow frustrated by judicial blocks
Republican House speaker Mike Johnson suggested potentially defunding, restructuring or eliminating US federal courts as a means of pushing back against judicial decisions that have challenged Donald Trump’s policies.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Johnson, a former constitutional attorney, raised the prospect of congressional intervention in the court system. Continue reading...
