Hawley to Introduce Legislation to Rein in Judges Blocking Trump’s Agenda

The senator decried the dozens of nationwide orders issued by district court judges as a ‘dramatic abuse of judicial authority.’

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks during a confirmation hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced on March 20 that he will put forward legislation to curtail district court judges’ ability to block President Donald Trump’s policies nationwide.

“District Court judges have issued record numbers of national injunctions against the Trump administration—a dramatic abuse of judicial authority,” Hawley wrote on the X platform. “I will introduce legislation to stop this abuse for good.”