Trump Court Losses Rise, Threaten to Undermine His Leverage
Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington. The District of Columbia is suing over Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergPresident Donald Trump has always prided himself on his negotiating skills, but recent lower court losses are hindering his ability to use them.
Hundreds of legal defeats since January have constrained Trump from rapidly reshaping policy to his will. Even as the administration has at times succeeded in at least pausing judges’ rulings on appeal — routinely turning to the US Supreme Court to intervene — several recent court losses in particular linger over negotiations on everything from trade to higher education.