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Sunday, January 18, 2026

“Supreme Court tests limits of Trump’s power over the economy in fight over Fed’s Lisa Cook”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Will the Supreme Court let Trump take control of the Fed? President Trump’s attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board is part of his effort to assert unprecedented control of the economy.”

And Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has an article headlined “Trump’s Autocratic Power Is At Stake In Supreme Court Case Over Federal Reserve Firing; And he may have just shown his hand.”

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump tests a cunning workaround on executive power; Does using force outside U.S. borders legitimize claiming emergency power within them?” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Islamic Scholar’s Post-Sept. 11 Convictions Are Tossed on Free Speech Grounds; Federal judges ruled that an Islamic teacher’s statements goading men in Virginia to join an overseas militant group were protected by the First Amendment”: Adeel Hassan of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman