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Biographer Says Trump Has Reached a Moment That Signals Political Decline

Michael Wolff argues falling polls, policy setbacks and continued ties to the Jeffrey Epstein saga show limits to the president's power.

Laura Fernández Is Sworn In as Costa Rica’s President With a Hardline Pledge on Organized Crime

Obama Warns Against DOJ Politicization as White House Fires Back

Ty Cobb Urges 25th Amendment to Remove Trump as White House Fires Back

Brazil’s Congress Overrides Lula’s Veto on Sentencing Law That Could Shorten Bolsonaro’s Term

Herzog Seeks Mediation Before Weighing Netanyahu Pardon

Judge Questions Whether Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit Can Proceed

Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Bid to End TPS for Haitians and Syrians on Wednesday

WSJ: Trump Mused About Giving Himself the Medal of Honor During Iran Crisis

Rep. Mike Lawler Booed at New York Town Hall Over Defense of Trump’s Iran Campaign

Mattarella Grants Humanitarian Pardon to Nicole Minetti

Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Term for Yoon in Obstruction Appeal

Trump Ally Urges Executive Order to Take Control of Elections

Trump Wields Expansive Authority in Two-Week Push After Court Tariff Rebuke

Lula Appoints Nauê Bernardo Pinheiro de Azevedo as Substitute Judge to the TSE

Trump Allies Push Draft Order to Invoke Election Emergency Powers Citing China

Poland’s President Vetoes Bill to Restore Judicial Council’s Independence

Third Circuit Rejects Rehearing in Habba Case, Leaving Disqualification Ruling Intact

Trump Pardons Face Intensified Scrutiny Over Donor Money and DOJ Overrides

Trump Plans Pardon for Puerto Rico Ex-Governor Wanda Vázquez in Campaign-Finance Case