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Supreme Court term weakens Congress and expands Trump power

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Across its final rulings for the 2025–2026 term, the Supreme Court produced a set of decisions that legal observers and outlets characterize as both setbacks for and empowerments of President Trump. Several reports describe the term as delivering “marquee losses” to Trump — including the Court rejecting his bid to restrict birthright citizenship — while other rulings gave the presidency broader authority over the federal bureaucracy and independent agencies.

Multiple outlets frame the term as increasing executive power: reporting says the Court handed Trump new tools to tighten his grip on the federal government and expanded his authority over federal agencies and regulatory matters (coverage cites effects on tariffs and presidential power more broadly). At the same time, some decisions were described as heavy defeats for Trump, producing a mixed overall outcome for his agenda.

Observers also say the Court’s decisions this term shifted power toward the executive and the Court itself, with at least some outlets arguing those rulings have the effect of sidelining Congress in key areas of governance and policymaking.

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