President Trump on Monday won at the Supreme Court in a challenge to the White House’s immigration raids in Los Angeles, and within hours the Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of “Midway Blitz” enforcement in Chicago.
Chief Justice John Roberts also backed Trump in the case of a fired commission chief. But the president lost in appeals court, where a panel upheld advice writer E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation award she secured from Trump last year, rejecting Trump’s claims of presidential immunity.
To start the day, Trump addressed the Religious Liberty Commission, which he established earlier this year. And, in a post on Truth Social, he praised the decision of a West Point alumni group to reverse course on awarding actor Tom Hanks with a civilian honor.
On Capitol Hill, the House has 11 legislative days scheduled before the government funding deadline on Sept. 30. Amid the grind to finding a deal, leaders on both sides of the aisle are indicating they would back a short-term continuing resolution, so long as it includes no substantial funding cuts.
In the House, Monday is the deadline set by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee for the estate of Jeffrey Epstein to turn over files. Read here for more on where the fight over the Epstein documents heads next.
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