The country has become so divided, some scholars say, that leaders of the three branches are often more loyal to their parties than to their institutions.

The conservative-leaning Supreme Court has allowed the United States to deport eight migrants being held at a military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump officials to deport eight migrants from Djibouti to South Sudan, lifting a lower court’s block on the removals.