Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump's agenda faces legal pushback
Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary's authority to serve as a check on executive power as ...
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, ...
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s ...
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 ...
‘Read the Constitution’: J.D. Vance Schooled Over Blatant Lack of U.S. Government Knowledge
Vice President JD Vance was mocked Sunday for seemingly lacking a fundamental understanding of democracy after he suggested that judges shouldn’t be allowed to “control the executive’s legitimate ...
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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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 ...