Trump hails 'giant win' after supreme court curbs judges

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he can now push through a raft of controversial policies after the Supreme Court handed him a "giant win” by curbing the ability of lone judges to block his powers nationwide.

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In a 6-3 ruling stemming from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, the court said nationwide injunctions issued by individual district court judges likely exceed their authority.

"This was a tremendous win," Trump told reporters in a hastily arranged press conference at the White House.

"I want to just thank again the Supreme Court for this ruling.”

More than 150,000 newborns would be denied citizenship annually under Trump's directive, according to the plaintiffs who challenged it, including the Democratic attorneys general of 22 states as well as immigrant rights advocates and pregnant immigrants.

Trump said he would now proceed with “so many policies” that had been “wrongly” blocked, including his bid to end birthright citizenship, and stopping funding for transgender people and “sanctuary cities” for migrants.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi, standing alongside Trump at the podium, said the ruling would stop “rogue judges striking down President Trump's policies across the entire nation.”

Democrats swiftly blasted the decision, saying it would embolden Trump as he pushes the boundaries of presidential power in his second term.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “terrifying step towards authoritarianism.”