Trump faces Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship, agency removals and Fed reshaping

In the waning weeks of the 2025‑26 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide three high‑profile cases that could thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda. The court will consider a challenge to birthright citizenship, a bid to let the president dismiss the heads of roughly two dozen independent agencies, and a proposal to reshape the Federal Reserve.

Legal insiders say the justices are likely to rule against Trump on at least two of the issues, potentially preserving citizenship rights for children born on U.S. soil and maintaining agency independence. Law professor Jeffrey Fisher remarked, “It seems like almost 100 years since you’ve had a clash approaching this level between the president and the court.”

The dispute has also highlighted personal tensions within the court, as former Justice Neil Gorsuch’s former clerk, Trump ally Mike Davis, was reportedly excluded from a recent gathering of Gorsuch’s clerks after disagreements over rulings that blocked Trump’s policies. Davis warned, “When the Supreme Court gives Chinese birth tourists birthright citizenship, it’s going to destroy its legitimacy with a broad swath of the American public.”