POLITICS: Trump administration’s Supreme Court strategy has yielded an impressive winning streak for his agenda – USSA News

President Donald Trump and his administration are riding high after a string of Supreme Court victories in key cases, NBC News reported. The success has come in part from being particular about which issues to argue in front of the high court, which leans to a conservative majority of 6-3 among the justices. 

The news outlet views Trump’s choices as a careful strategy to accumulate as many wins as possible, and it appears to be working. So far, the administration has successfully argued 19 cases before the Supreme Court and has enjoyed a 16-case winning streak since its last loss in May, after another win this week.

“They’re ecstatic,” a source close to the administration said of the impressive outcome. Of the emergency petitions the Trump administration brought to the Supreme Court, only two out of 28 were denied while four are still pending.

This comes as more than 300 active lawsuits are also pending against the Trump administration, while only a handful have been heard by the Supreme Court.  “We are being very careful. We’re dotting our i’s, crossing our t’s. But we prepare for loss, of course. We never just assume,” a White House official told NBC News.

Impressive record

Trump’s impressive record was illustrated in a bar graph by NBC News White House reporter Katherine Doyle just before Trump notched yet another win, allowing him to dismiss the Federal Trade Commissioner. “The White House has won 18 times at the Supreme Court since Trump took office and is on a 15-case winning run. The last loss was in May,” she captioned the image in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

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NEW: White House ‘ecstatic’ after a long string of Supreme Court victories

The White House has won 18 times at the Supreme Court since Trump took office and is on a 15-case winning run. The last loss was in May.

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— Katherine Doyle (@katiadoyl) September 22, 2025

Trump’s team, which includes White House counsel David Warrington, as well as former law clerks for the Supreme Court, said that these wins stem from a careful legal strategy. The orders filed are ones that they believe are solidly based in legal precedent, and also what the president thinks is most important to take on.

“We do take into consideration the fact that some things are more of a priority versus others, and most of what we’re appealing is a priority,” the unnamed official explained. While the legal team expected to be sued over policy, they did not anticipate how many of Trump’s executive orders would be blocked by lower courts.

“The Trump Administration’s policies have been consistently upheld by the Supreme Court as lawful despite an unprecedented number of legal challenges and unlawful lower court rulings,” Abigail Jackson, White House spokeswoman, explained in a statement. “The President will continue implementing the policy agenda that the American people voted for in November lawfully, and the winning will continue!”

Lawfare

Solicitor General D. John Sauer has been instrumental in many of Trump’s wins, including his crackdown on illegal immigration and efforts to slash government waste. Sauer is a fighter and was successful in pushing back against the lawfare against Trump, arguing at the Supreme Court on his behalf before he took office.

The cases previously leveled against Trump as an individual have now been directed against his policies, with lower courts blocking many of his executive orders. As Fox News reported, these nationwide injunctions have become a significant challenge to the Trump administration’s agenda, as the Supreme Court chips away at them through favorable decisions for the Administration.

Meanwhile, the administration has remained intentional about which issues to fight back on and how, which Jonathan Adler, a professor at the William & Mary Law School, said is part of the game. “There are some cases that are very likely to be losers they haven’t brought,” Adler said.

“That suggests to me it has been very strategic,” he added. Other significant cases could land in court, such as Trump’s ability to impose tariffs, and former Federal Election Commission chairman and litigator Michael Toner believes they might break that winning streak. “They’ve had a very good few months. But the real ballgame still lies ahead,” Toner said.

The Trump administration is on point with its strategy so far, as evidenced by its winning streak. Regardless of how much his opponents attack him, Trump will continue to notch victories because he has a legal team that was trained by the many attacks leveled at him for many years.