Consequential month ahead for court battles between House and Trump
(World News Russia)

December will bring a blizzard of action in federal courts that could ultimately settle the limits of congressional power to investigate presidents and compel testimony — and could play a role in the ongoing political drama over impeachment. In the next two weeks, the Supreme Court and others will handle litigation about congressional subpoenas for White House and national security officials and about lawmakers’ ability to get documents related to President Donald Trump’s finances. While Trump’s policies and actions have sparked numerous lawsuits that overlap, the confluence of pending decisions and hearings in the next few weeks could be consequential. At stake...