Trump news at a glance: president boasts of ‘monumental’ win after supreme court curtails power of federal judges

Justices’ decision set to impact Trump move to limit birthright citizenship – key US politics stories from Friday 27 June at a glance

Donald Trump has hailed a supreme court decision to limit federal judges’ powers to block his orders on a nationwide basis as a “monumental victory” and vowed to “promptly file to proceed” with key policies – including banning birthright citizenship.

The supreme court ruling on Friday, written by the conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump’s policy seeking a ban on birthright citizenship go into effect immediately and did not address the policy’s legality.

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