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Times Opinion: Intent behind Trump’s election bluster couldn’t be clearer

by The Editorial Board / The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press ·July 30, 2026

The Trump administration on Monday petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to ignore the Constitution and allow the implementation of an executive order that would…

Photo by Saul Loeb via Pool/Getty Images/TNS / U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Times Opinion: Supreme Court seeks to rewrite, not interpret, the Constitution

by The Editorial Board / The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press ·July 6, 2026

In the U.S. Supreme Court's most anticipated case of its now concluded term, the justices ruled last week that President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally end birthright citizenship protections enshrined in the 14th Amendment. What should have been beyond debate instead survived by a single vote.