Lydia Wheeler

Excited to announce I’ve joined The Wall Street Journal as a legal affairs reporter based in D.C. Today is my first day with this talented team. Send tips on court cases, controversies and legal issues to lydia.wheeler@wsj.com or contact me securely on Signal: LWheeler.72

The Supreme Court is saving all of its major rulings for the bitter end. More decisions coming Thursday.

It is the start of summer and President Trump has a pool problem.  wsj.com/us-news/presid…

President Trump is blitzing through construction projects in the nation’s capital faster than the courts can keep up. wsj.com/politics/polic…

The Kennedy Center's board asked the appeals court to rule by 7 p.m. today "due to the impending deadline for compliance with the district court’s" order requiring the name to come down today. courtlistener.com/docket/7347716…

The Kennedy Center's board has filed an emergency request for the appeals court to intervene and let them keep Trump's name up on the building for now. The filing came in as construction workers reached the top of the scaffolding. The crew climbed down and went inside.

I’m live at the Kennedy Center where President Trump’s name is about to be removed from the building under a court order.

Dozens of Supreme Court rulings are due in the next few weeks before the justices wrap for the summer, including its ruling on Trump's plan to end automatic birthright citizenship. Keep tabs on them in @chiquiesteban and @jamesromoser's handy graphic👇 wsj.com/us-news/law/se…

An emboldened Justice Department with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at the helm is ramping up efforts to investigate and prosecute President Trump’s perceived enemies. Here is who has been in Trump’s crosshairs. wsj.com/politics/polic…

How to protect the president in the event of a White House attack isn’t a topic the government typically wants to discuss publicly, but the Trump administration offered an unusual window into national-security planning to justify Trump’s ballroom. wsj.com/politics/natio…

One of the 1,107 rooms at the Hilton was booked by the gunman. "He didn't beat the security plan the night of the dinner. He beat it the day he made the reservation," a former FBI official said. "They built that perimeter to stop an army. Turns out all he needed was a room key."

A waitress in the room cried out in Spanish, “I don’t want to die here. I don’t want to die in this room.” wsj.com/us-news/a-shoo…

The inside story of Pam Bondi’s ouster based on dozens of interviews. Our latest with a FREE LINK: wsj.com/politics/polic…

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in the fight over President Trump’s executive order that seeks to end automatic birthright citizenship. Proceedings begin at 10, but we’re already breaking down everything you need to know on our live blog. 👇 wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

The stranger who just stopped me on the street briefly to say “finally, right?” while looking up at the sky smiling with open arms, really just captured the whole vibe in D.C. right now on this beautiful day. ☀️🌸🌱

Now, almost exactly a year after President Trump declared “Liberation Day,” companies of every size are wrestling with uncertainty about when, how—and even if—the tariffs they paid will get refunded. For some companies, it's dire. wsj.com/business/tarif…

Big week at the Supreme Court with arguments over the lawfulness of Trump's order to limit birthright citizenship on Wednesday. They come at a time when his relationship with the Supreme Court has never been more toxic, @jamesromoser reports. wsj.com/us-news/law/tr…

Good morning from a sunny Washington where the Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the lawfulness of President Trump’s tariffs starting at 10. We’re live blogging the proceedings. Follow along here: wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies. nytimes.com/2025/10/11/us/…

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Excited to announce I’ve joined The Wall Street Journal as a legal affairs reporter based in D.C. Today is my first day with this talented team. Send tips on court cases, controversies and legal issues to lydia.wheeler@wsj.com or contact me securely on Signal: LWheeler.72

“The idea that someone would expose themselves to federal fraud charges for so little money doesn’t really make any sense,” one former prosecutor said. Here's why the case against New York AG Letitia James might never make it to trial. w/@cryanbarber wsj.com/us-news/law/tr…