Michael Macagnone

Washington, D.C.

Legal affairs reporter for @cqnow and @rollcall Pitt grad and Philly fan. michaelmacagnone at https://t.co/ElyV10GhOq. Also on Signal, Proton

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Court nominee Emil Bove faces new accusation ahead of confirmation hearing

3 days ago | gazettextra.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON - A day ahead of a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's choice of former defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime spot on a federal appeals court, a former Justice Department attorney said Bove had discussed plans to defy potential court orders that may frustrate the president's deportation plans. Bove, who was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, has served as a top DOJ official since the start of Trump's second term.
Trump's Iran strike follows pattern of presidents asserting authority

3 days ago | gazettextra.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend falls in a decades-long tradition of military strikes of debatable legality that the other branches of government have been unwilling or unable to check, experts said. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, while a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution was meant to limit a president's authority.
Court nominee Emil Bove faces new accusation ahead of confirmation hearing

3 days ago | mahoningmatters.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON - A day ahead of a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's choice of former defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime spot on a federal appeals court, a former Justice Department attorney said Bove had discussed plans to defy potential court orders that may frustrate the president's deportation plans. Bove, who was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, has served as a top DOJ official since the start of Trump's second term.
Trump’s Iran strike follows pattern of presidents asserting authority

3 days ago | mahoningmatters.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend falls in a decades-long tradition of military strikes of debatable legality that the other branches of government have been unwilling or unable to check, experts said. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, while a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution was meant to limit a president's authority.
Court nominee Emil Bove faces new accusation ahead of confirmation hearing

3 days ago | dailygazette.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON — A day ahead of a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s choice of former defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime spot on a federal appeals court, a former Justice Department attorney said Bove had discussed plans to defy potential court orders that may frustrate the president’s deportation plans. Bove, who was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, has served as a top DOJ official since the start of Trump’s second term.
Trump’s Iran strike follows pattern of presidents asserting authority

3 days ago | dailygazette.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend falls in a decades-long tradition of military strikes of debatable legality that the other branches of government have been unwilling or unable to check, experts said. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, while a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution was meant to limit a president’s authority.
Supreme Court allows civil lawsuits against Palestinian groups

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Michael Macagnone

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court backed a 2019 federal law Friday meant to allow lawsuits against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority for damages from terror attacks. Congress passed the law stating the two organizations could be subject to lawsuits in the United States for activities such as processing payments for the families of individuals who attacked Americans or maintaining an office in New York. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Supreme Court allows civil lawsuits against Palestinian groups

1 week ago | rollcall.com | Michael Macagnone

The Supreme Court backed a 2019 federal law Friday meant to allow lawsuits against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority for damages from terror attacks. Congress passed the law stating the two organizations could be subject to lawsuits in the United States for activities such as processing payments for the families of individuals who attacked Americans or maintaining an office in New York.
Appeals court backs Trump control of National Guard in LA, for now

1 week ago | rollcall.com | Michael Macagnone

A federal appeals court for now rejected California’s effort to force President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard in the state, ruling Thursday that the president likely acted within his authority in response to at-times violent protests in Los Angeles. The unsigned order from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit temporarily pauses a lower-court ruling that directed Trump to return control of 4,000 members of the state’s National Guard to Gov.
Appeals court backs Trump control of National Guard in LA, for now - Roll Call

1 week ago | inkl.com | Michael Macagnone

A federal appeals court for now rejected California’s effort to force President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard in the state, ruling Thursday that the president likely acted within his authority in response to at-times violent protests in Los Angeles. The unsigned order from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit temporarily pauses a lower-court ruling that directed Trump to return control of 4,000 members of the state’s National Guard to Gov.