Tracey Mumford

He's taken particular aim at Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both of whom he appointed.

At the budget level, the court's ruling has unleashed a new level of volatility for the U.S.

Tariffs had become a key source of government revenue, and it's unclear if Trump will be able to make up the difference to help pay for the expansive tax cut he signed into law last year.

For now, the question of what will happen to the billions of dollars in surcharges that were already collected from companies is still up in the air.

The Supreme Court left it to the U.S.

Court of International Trade and lower courts to figure out how refunds should work.

The Trump administration has said it could take years to sort out.

Now, three more updates on the administration.

Negotiators for the U.S.

and Iran are scheduled to meet this week in what appears to be last-ditch negotiations to avoid a military conflict.

Iran's foreign minister continued to insist this weekend that the country was not willing to give up its production of nuclear fuel.

But the Trump administration has similarly insisted that's not acceptable.

The U.S.

has been turning up the pressure on Iran.

It's now amassed the largest military force it's had in the Middle East since it prepared for the invasion of Iraq 23 years ago.

Though no final decisions have been made, the Times has learned Trump has been leaning toward conducting an initial strike in coming days to demonstrate to Iran that it must be willing to cooperate.

That would come with the possibility of retaliation.

U.S.

and other Western security officials say they're monitoring increasingly worrying signs that Iran could direct its proxies to conduct terrorist attacks against American targets in Europe and the Middle East if Trump orders large-scale strikes against the country.

Also, the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security has left some travelers wondering what exactly is happening.