Today’s edition of quick hits.
* Here we go: “U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in contempt for violating his order over deportation flights last month, explaining that he didn’t reach that conclusion lightly but that officials failed to provide satisfactory answers to explain their actions.”
* In case you were wondering why it was a rough day on Wall Street: “Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed concern in a speech Wednesday that the central bank could find itself in a dilemma between controlling inflation and supporting economic growth.”
* California’s tariffs lawsuit: “California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday sued the Trump administration in federal court over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners, arguing that it was illegal for Trump to use certain emergency powers to impose them.”
* The latest school shooting: “Four students were injured, including three with gunshot wounds, after a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Officials with Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed the injuries and said the patients’ ages were 15 to 18. They had injuries that ranged from serious to non-life-threatening, the agency said.”
* Efforts to control the free press are ongoing: “The White House said Tuesday that it has eliminated a permanent spot for wire services in the White House press pool, ending a long-standing tradition that allowed the outlets to have expanded access to the president’s public activities and angering news organizations that have long covered him up close.”
* This case was filed in U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman’s Texas district for a reason: “A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out a federal rule that would have capped credit card late fees after officials with President Donald Trump’s administration and a coalition of major banking groups agreed that the rule was illegal.”
* It’s unlikely these developments represent the last time the Trump administration reverses a Biden administration policy to benefit Orbán’s Hungarian government: “The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is lifting sanctions placed on Antal Rogan, a close aide of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, earlier this year.”
* A case worth watching: “The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Department of Defense’s education agency on Tuesday, arguing that the removal of books in response to Trump administration orders infringed on the First Amendment rights of students. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, centers on a school system for children of military families run by the Defense Department.”
See you tomorrow.