Supreme Court heads into new term with one eye on President Trump

When the Supreme Court kicks off a new, nine-month term on Monday, one key player will be noticeably absent: President Donald Trump.
After months of near-constant confrontation with the White House, the nine justices will retake their seats behind the court's mahogany bench without a docket full of Trump-driven, separation-of-powers blockbusters that defined the last term — from tariffs to birthright citizenship to the firing of once-independent government officials.
The respite is unlikely to last.