Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the left-wing Democrat from Detroit, scalded the Supreme Court for allowing President Donald Trump to proceed, pending further developments, with layoffs and reorganization in federal agencies. “This illegitimate SCOTUS continues to do Trump’s bidding,” she tweeted, adding, “We need to end this court’s corrupt grip on our democracy.”
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