T HE SUPREME COURT decided just 55 fully argued or “merits” cases in the term that ended on June 27th—the lowest total since the civil war, except for the covid-curtailed term of 2020. Yet the justices have been busier than ever.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority continued to march American law toward the right during its term that ended last week, in a steady stream of 6-3 decisions in major cases along with a flood of emergency appeals sparked by the Trump administration.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani responded to President Donald Trump's threats of arrest, saying it's "an attack on democracy."

Trump simply needs a distraction, Mamdani argued in a press conference with New York City labor leaders on Wednesday. “He said those things about me — someone who stands to be the first immigrant mayor of this city in generations,

A.M., Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that might otherwise have been reserved for a diplomatic cable or at least a highly secure phone line: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS . . . IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION.

A public feud between President Donald Trump and his on-again, off-again ally, billionaire Elon Musk, reignited this week after an apparent truce lasted less than a month.

See the timeline of billionaire Elon Musk's comments about the "Big Beautiful Bill" that fractured his relationship with President Donald Trump.