Trump's administration faced multiple legal setbacks on Wednesday, as three federal court rulings blocked elements of his immigration and trade policies.

For a White House that has grown accustomed to a rollercoaster of legal rulings, judicial decisions over the past day throwing President Donald Trump’s tariff plans into question landed like a bombshell.

Two courtroom defeats dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s strategy, even as an appeals court reinstated existing tariffs.

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 25 to

The Trump administration intends to ask all federal agencies to seek ways to end their contracts with Harvard University. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to legal analyst Angela Cenedella about the potential legal challenges for the administration.

President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth.The president is now facing at least seven lawsuits that argue he’s gone too far and asserted power he does not have.

Project Overview This essay is part of a series by Lawyers Defending American Democracy explaining in practical terms what the administration's executive orders and other executive actions mean for all of us.