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Japan Today
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges
FILE - Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts speaks during a lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) By MARK SHERMAN Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at a moment when threats against judges are on the rise, warned on Saturday that elected officials' heated words about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence by others. Without identifying anyone by name, Roberts clearly referenced Republican President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York when he said he has felt compelled to issue public rebukes of figures in both parties in recent years. 'It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who's doing his or her job is part of the problem,' Roberts said at a gathering of lawyers and judges in Charlotte, North Carolina. 'And the danger, of course, is somebody might pick up on that. And we have had, of course, serious threats of violence and murder of judges just simply for doing their work. So I think the political people on both sides of the aisle need to keep that in mind.' Roberts appeared at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judicial conference on the day after the Supreme Court issued the final decisions of its term, including a major victory for Trump that limits judges' ability to use court orders with nationwide reach to block his agenda. C-Span carried Roberts' conversation with Judge Albert Diaz, the 4th Circuit's chief judge. Roberts first took issue with Trump's comments in 2018, when Roberts responded to Trump's description of a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an 'Obama judge.' In March, Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges, shortly after Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans. In 2020, Roberts called out Schumer for remarks that Roberts termed inappropriate and threatening after the senator said Trump-nominated Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch 'will pay the price' for votes in a then-pending Louisiana abortion case. Schumer later said he should not have used those words. Two years later, with the court on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade's constitutional protections for abortion, police arrested an armed man outside Kavanaugh's home in suburban Washington. In April, Nicholas John Roske pleaded guilty to trying to kill Kavanaugh. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Boston Globe
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Trump runs up a Supreme Court winning streak, amassing more power
Advertisement At times, the court gave little if any explanation for its actions, even as liberal justices blasted the majority for rewarding what they said was Trump's lawlessness. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'The court treated him as if he were a normal president, and I think that was probably a mistake,' said Kermit Roosevelt, a professor who teaches constitutional law at the University of Pennsylvania. The court has yet to grapple with 'what to do with the president who does not seem to be motivated by public spiritedness or the good of the country and doesn't necessarily subscribe to American values like due process and liberty and equality.' The ruling Friday gives the administration a new tool to try to stop judges from putting policies on hold. Writing for the majority, Justice Amy Coney Barrett faulted three trial judges for issuing so-called nationwide injunctions halting Trump's plan to restrict automatic birthright citizenship. Advertisement 'Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the executive branch,' said Barrett, one of three Trump appointees on the court. Trump, who thanked by name the six Republican-appointed justices in the majority, declared the decision a 'monumental victory.' He said the administration would move to lift holds judges have placed on a number of his policies, mentioning fights over refugee resettlement, federal spending and so-called sanctuary cities. 'The Supreme Court has finally put a stop to this judicial activism, which has abused our constitutional separation of powers for too long,' Alabama's Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall said in an emailed statement. The decision was one of five rulings the court released Friday as it issued the term's last opinions in argued cases. Among other decisions was one that backed Trump's position by declaring that parents have the right to opt their children out of public-school lessons for religious reasons. Earlier in the month, the court agreed with Trump in another culture-war clash, upholding state bans on certain medical treatments for transgender children. The court on Monday and Thursday will likely indicate new cases the justices will hear in their next nine-month term, which will start in October. Trump suffered a rare setback in May when the court blocked the administration from using a rarely used wartime law to send about 176 Venezuelans to a Salvadoran prison before they had a chance to make their case to a judge. 'This ruling was particularly significant because it showed the court's willingness to enforce constitutional constraints even on immigration enforcement — typically an area where the court defers strongly to executive authority,' said Stephanie Barclay, a professor who teaches constitutional law at Georgetown Law School. Advertisement But the following month, the court appeared to undercut the decision when it let the administration resume quickly deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The court gave no explanation for the decision, which lifted a judge's order that gave people 10 days notice and a chance to argue they would be at risk of torture. The birthright citizenship case didn't directly concern the legality of the restrictions, which would upend a longstanding constitutional right. Trump seeks to jettison what has been the widespread understanding that the Constitution's 14th Amendment confers citizenship on virtually everyone born on US soil. The executive order would restrict that to babies with at least one parent who is a citizen or legal permanent resident. The practical effect of the ruling remains to be seen. The 22 states challenging the citizenship plan can still argue at the lower court level that they need a nationwide halt to avoid the financial costs and administrative headaches that would result if the restrictions applied in neighboring jurisdictions. And Barrett explicitly left open the prospect that people challenging policies can press class action lawsuits. A prominent critic of nationwide injunctions, Notre Dame law professor Samuel Bray, hailed the decision — but also predicted a surge of class action suits and new court orders blocking the citizenship policy. 'I do not expect the president's executive order on birthright citizenship will ever go into effect,' Bray said in a statement. Barrett cast the ruling as a nonpartisan one, noting that the Biden administration also sought to rein in the use of nationwide injunctions. Advertisement 'It's easy to see why. By the end of the Biden administration, we had reached 'a state of affairs where almost every major presidential act was immediately frozen by a federal district court,' Barrett wrote, quoting from a law review article co-written by Bray and University of Chicago Law School professor William Baude. Critics of the court said that characterization missed a key point. 'It is true, of course, that universal injunctions have bedeviled both prior Democratic and Republican administrations,' Michael Dorf, a professor who teaches constitutional law and federal courts at Cornell Law School, said in an email. 'But the court fails to recognize (or chooses to ignore) the fact that eliminating a tool for courts to rein in the executive branch is especially perilous at this particular moment, when we have an administration that is already inclined to take a casual attitude towards judicial orders.'
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 Types of People Who Will Lose (and Make) Money Due to Trump's New Tax Initiatives
President Donald Trump's proposed tax initiatives promise lower rates, fewer deductions, and big shifts in how income is taxed. However, the real question for everyday Americans is simple: Will I come out ahead or lose money? Learn More: Find Out: Here are four types of people who will lose and make money due to Trump's new tax initiatives. The proposed plan would cut the top individual tax rate from 37% to 30%, significantly reducing tax liability for households earning over $400,000. 'Wealthy individuals will likely seize the opportunity of idle capital gains, given their new ability to offset this with additional depreciation,' said Hector Castaneda, certified public accountant (CPA) and principal at Castaneda CPA & Associates. 'Additionally, removing the SALT deduction cap would likely nudge the wealthy towards second homes or moving to income-tax states and spending less because philanthropy will become a little less attractive (at least from a financial perspective).' Read More: If passed, Trump's plan would expand the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $2,500 per child. While most families with children are expected to benefit, middle-income households are anticipated to gain the most, with average credits approaching $3,000. While the tax credit could help offset the rising cost of living, education and childcare expenses for most middle-class families, low-income families may not receive the full benefit. In addition, if funding for programs such as SNAP, childcare subsidies or Medicaid is cut to offset tax breaks, lower-income parents and children could end up worse off overall. 'Major cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will negatively impact child health outcomes, educational achievement and overall well-being,' said researchers in a report for Georgetown Law School's Center on Poverty and Inequality. Pass-through businesses could see a lower flat tax or expanded deductions, especially if Trump's proposal to cap business takes 15% to 20% passes. Entrepreneurs and gig workers using LLC structures may benefit from an expanded Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction, streamlined tax reporting and potentially reduced tax rates. These provisions are designed to reward small businesses and self-employment. 'These tax cuts provide much-needed relief to small businesses and individuals, and encouraged billions of dollars in economic activity and investment,' said Javier Palomarez, founder and CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC). 'Extending these cuts would allow businesses to invest and grow at a faster rate.' However, critics at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a government watchdog agency, said that the pass-through business deduction disproportionately favors high earners. 'Heavily skewed in favor of high-income people, the deduction effectively cuts the top tax rate on this pass-through income by 20%, to 29.6%, compared to the 37% top rate that applies to wages and salaries,' CBPP researchers said. Seniors on fixed incomes may face unique challenges under Trump's tax proposal. To offset tax cuts, Trump has signaled potential changes that could affect seniors. For example, the budget plan proposes $700 billion in Medicaid cuts and enforced higher cost-sharing for beneficiaries above the poverty line. According to a Congressional Budget Office memo, an estimated 16 million Americans could lose health insurance as a result of policy changes included in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' and two policies incorporated in federal baseline projections. 'The main culprit in the bill as it relates to healthcare is the effect on the Affordable Healthcare Act,' said Steven Conners, founder and president of Conners Wealth Management. 'Premiums will most likely increase. For those less fortunate, Medicaid will see less funding, which ultimately puts more pressure on this part of the population.' Editor's note on political coverage: GOBankingRates is nonpartisan and strives to cover all aspects of the economy objectively and present balanced reports on politically focused finance stories. You can find more coverage of this topic on More From GOBankingRates 25 Places To Buy a Home If You Want It To Gain Value This article originally appeared on 4 Types of People Who Will Lose (and Make) Money Due to Trump's New Tax Initiatives
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marla Maples proclaims herself 'Gran Mar Mar.' What do the other grandkids call Trump?
President Donald Trump has a new grandchild! Tiffany Trump, the only daughter of the president and his second wife Marla Maples, welcomed a baby boy with billionaire husband Michael Boulos on May 15, she announced in an Instagram post. Maples was quick to embrace being a grandmother with her own nickname: "Gran Mar Mar." "No greater joy in the world," Maples commented on Tiffany Trump's announcement. "Michael and Tiffany this Gran Mar Mar loves you all so much!! You rocked it, my girl!" But the new little one has 10 older kid-relatives who have the president of the United States of America as a grandfather. So what do they call him? This is what we know: Youngest to oldest Trump grandchild: Baby Boulos born days after Kai Trump's 18th birthday Kai Trump, Donald Trump's oldest grandchild, has called President Trump "grandpa." In addition to making a name for herself in golf, she stepped onto the political stage in a surprise appearance at the Republican National Convention in July 2024. 'To me, he's just a normal grandpa,' the daughter of Donald Trump, Jr. and Vanessa Trump said at the RNC. 'He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren't looking. He always wants to know how we're doing in school.' Kai Trump just celebrated her own birthday, turning 18 on May 12, 2025. On May 15, 2025, Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos welcomed a baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos. Their son is the 11th grandchild for President Donald Trump and the first for Tiffany Trump's mother Marla Maples. Here's a list of Donald Trump's grandchildren and their parents: Kai Madison Trump, eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Trump, and the eldest grandchild of Donald Trump Donald Trump III, eldest son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Spencer Trump, son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Tristan Trump, son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Chloe Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Arabella Kushner, daughter of Ivanka Trump and husband, former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Joseph Kushner, son of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Theodore "Theo" Kushner, son of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Luke Trump, son of Eric Trump and "Fox News" host Lara Trump Carolina Trump, daughter of Eric Trump and Lara Trump Alexander Trump Boulos, son of Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos Tiffany Trump is the only daughter of Donald Trump and Marla Maples, who were married from 1993 to 1999. Tiffany Trump, a 31-year-old former model, married the 27-year-old businessman Boulos in 2022 at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's private club and home in Palm Beach, Florida. Unlike her older siblings, Tiffany Trump has largely stayed out of the political arena during her father's nearly 10 years in the spotlight. Like her father, Tiffany Trump attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. After graduation, she continued her studies at Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. The couple met in 2018, when he was studying project management at City University of London and Tiffany Trump was a law student at Georgetown. Both were vacationing in Santorini and met in Mykonos at Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club, according to People magazine. News reports show Tiffany Trump and Boulos have lived in Miami, Florida, since Tiffany graduated from Georgetown University in 2020. Marla Maples moved back to Palm Beach County in 2022. Tiffany Trump and Boulos live fairly close to the rest of the Trump family in South Florida. Contributing: Sarah Gleason, Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Marla Maples is now 'Gran Mar Mar.' What is Trump's grandfather name?
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tiffany Trump, Michael Boulos welcome baby boy, Trump's 11th grandchild, first for Marla Maples
The Trump family has a new addition! A first daughter gave birth to her first son. Tiffany Trump, only child of President Donald Trump and Marla Maples, and her billionaire husband Michael Boulos, welcomed their son a 4:44 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025, days after Mother's Day. Maples posted the time and a "welcome message" to her Instagram followers. Tiffany Trump's baby boy, with billionaire husband Michael Boulos, is the 11th grandchild of Donald Trump and the first for Maples, a former model and second ex-wife to the commander-in-chief. Donald Trump and Maples were married from 1993 to 1999. (His first marriage to Ivana Trump − with whom he has three children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump − was from 1977 to 1990. He married current wife, First Lady Melania Trump, in 2005. They have one child together, their son Barron Trump). Tiffany Trump, the 31-year-old expectant mom and former model married the 27-year-old businessman Boulos in 2022 at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's private club and home in Palm Beach, Florida. Unlike her older siblings, Tiffany Trump has largely stayed out of the political arena during her father's nearly 10 years in the spotlight. Like her father, Tiffany Trump attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. After graduation, she continued her studies at Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. The couple met in 2018, when he was studying project management at City University of London and Tiffany Trump was a law student at Georgetown. Both were vacationing in Santorini and met in Mykonos at Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club, according to People magazine. News reports show Tiffany Trump and Boulos have lived in Miami, Florida, since Tiffany graduated from Georgetown University in 2020. Marla Maples a moved back to Palm Beach County in 2022. Tiffany Trump and Boulos live fairly close to the rest of the Trump family in South Florida. On May 15, 2025, Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos welcomed a baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos. Their son is the 11th grandchild for President Donald Trump and the first for Tiffany Trump's mother, the second ex-wife of Donald Trump, Marla Maples. Here's a list of Donald Trump's grandchildren and their parents: Kai Madison Trump, eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Trump, and the eldest grandchild of Donald Trump Donald Trump III, eldest son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Spencer Trump, son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Tristan Trump, son of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Chloe Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump Arabella Kushner, daughter of Ivanka Trump and husband, former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Joseph Kushner, son of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Theodore "Theo" Kushner, son of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Luke Trump, son of Eric Trump and "Fox News" host Lara Trump Carolina Trump, daughter of Eric Trump and Lara Trump Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Tiffany Trump baby: First daughter welcomes son with Michael Boulos
