Biden hits buzz saw

Axios - President Biden's most ambitious executive actions seem all but destined to die at the hands of the courts. ... Divided government often nudges presidents to lean more heavily on unilateral action. But the Supreme Court will likely prevent Biden from achieving very much on his own, Axios senior editor Sam Baker writes. During oral arguments yesterday, the court seemed inclined to ax Biden’s big plan to relieve student debt — a program the left spent months pushing the administration to enact ... The conservative justices focused yesterday on the "major questions doctrine," which holds that if the executive branch wants to do anything big, it needs direct, explicit authorization from Congress. The doctrine is fast becoming one of the most potent weapons in the conservative justices' mission to rein in the executive branch.