The U.S. Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump's second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference. When the justices on Wednesday consider the legality of his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook,

Treasury Secretary Bessent said "it is very unlikely" the Supreme Court will overrule the president—but the legal threat remains.

The Supreme Court weighs a challenge to a Hawaii gun restriction dubbed the “vampire rule," requiring permission to carry firearms onto private property.