Why Trump’s funding freeze is deepening fears that he seeks unlimited power
But the spending freeze – along with other key moves early in this presidency, including the firing of Justice Department ...
Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis
President Donald Trump is challenging the separation of powers that has defined American government for more than 200 years.
Does Trump Have the Power to Block Spending That Congress Has Authorized?
The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and ...
Opinion
The rogue presidency: How Biden and Trump both pushed the limits of the Oval Office during the transition
"In a handful of days, both presidents used their pardon authority in ways that violated any reasonable understanding of the proper exercise of presidential power. Both claimed to have rewritten the ...
Trump's Attempt to Usurp Congress's Spending Power
The Trump Administration is undertaking what amounts to a wide-ranging assault on Congress's power of the purse, seeking ...
Opinion
Opinion: Trump’s Funding Freeze Failed. It Won’t Stop His Other Power Grabs
A federal judge this week issued a stay that freezes a freeze that the Trump administration had earlier tried to impose upon federal grants and loans, forcing an embarrassing about-face from Trump’s ...
How Fear of Being ‘Primaried’ Is Breaking Senate’s Constitutional Role
The nominee for secretary of defense defended himself against allegations that he had a problem with alcohol. “I am a man of ...
White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending
Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.
Separation hard to find in middle of latest Big Ten women's basketball power rankings
Here are where things stand in the USA TODAY Sports Network's Big Ten women's basketball power rankings entering the final ...