To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers
Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, ...
How a once-fringe theory of presidential power is upending American government
“I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president,” President Donald Trump stated during his ...
Trump tests the limits of presidential power with little resistance from Congress
For nearly 250 years, the American system of government has been defined by the separation of powers between three coequal ...
Senate Republicans Shrug As Unelected Musk Seizes Their Power
Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) unveiled the “Stop the Steal Act,” named with tongue in ...
Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show ...
Understanding executive orders: impacts on citizens and checks on presidential power
Since assuming office on January 20th, President Donald Trump has signed 53 executive orders, more than any president has in ...
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‘Power grab’ from the courts? Utah bill would raise bar to pause alleged unconstitutional laws
A wonky bill that could have big impacts on court cases challenging the constitutionality of laws passed by the Legislature ...
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To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers
The US Constitution creates a separation of powers: Congress makes laws and presidents enforce them. Through executive orders and instructions to executive branch officers, presidents over the ...