Administration Pushes Forward Despite Legal Setbacks | Topeka News

Topeka News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 23, 2026 · 1m

Despite major court setbacks, the administration is doubling down on key policy goals like birthright citizenship and sweeping new tariffs, shifting tactics to find legal loopholes while staying within constitutional bounds. New executive orders target children of foreign diplomats and terror-linked individuals, while fresh tariffs leverage different trade statutes after previous rulings. Even as a Fed governor faces renewed threats of removal, experts note this isn’t unprecedented — past administrations have used similar maneuvering, especially after losing in court. Though some scholars…