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, ...
Is Trump Bound by the Constitution?
Federal judges temporarily blocked the funding freeze and Trump appeared to cave in and rescind it. It was an important win ...
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Defending the Constitution: the president and the limits of power
The list, which seems to expand daily, includes flouting a law meant to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese owner sells it — a bipartisan measure that was first initiated during President Donald ...
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 ...
Trump Hates the Constitution
Donald Trump's first week in office underscores what has been clear since his 2016 campaign: he doesn't care one iota about the Constitution.
Congress must stand up to Trump’s USAID power grab — before it’s too late
More than ever before, the American people need and deserve a strong Congress to check and balance Trump’s increasingly ...