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House Speaker Mike Johnson asserts that Congress possesses the constitutional authority to eliminate federal district courts, suggesting a potential legislative response to recent judicial rulings that have blocked several Trump administration policies. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Johnson emphasizes that Article III of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to "ordain and establish" lower federal courts, implying it can also restructure or dissolve them.
This assertion comes amid frustration from Republican lawmakers over federal judges issuing nationwide injunctions against actions taken by the Trump administration. Johnson describes such. . .
