Executive Branch
America has gone more than a year without a surgeon general. Has anyone noticed?
On Sunday, Jerome Adams, who served as surgeon general during President Donald Trump's first term, publicly criticized Casey Means, Trump's current nominee for the position. Adams pointed to her lack of an active…
Trump’s ‘military operation’ wordplay can’t hide Iran war
Today marks 30 days since the U.S. bombed Iran, and there are still more questions than answers. What is the purpose? How long will it take to achieve victory? What does victory even look like? Last week, President Donald…
15 years after Congress ordered it, the U.S. government still can’t list all its programs
What exactly is it that the federal government is doing around here? After well over a decade, the executive branch is still unable to provide a comprehensive answer. "Each year, the federal government spends trillions…
Tom Homan isn’t the solution to Trump’s immigration mess
President Donald Trump has tapped border czar Tom Homan to clean up the mess in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, for both the administration and Americans in general, Homan is not the solution. That's due, in part, to the…
Mike Johnson says he has ‘no intention’ of letting Congress vote on Trump’s tariffs
Even as one significant hurdle to a congressional vote on President Donald Trump's tariffs is set to expire in the coming days, another major obstacle remains in place: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R–La.). Since…
Trump’s war on interest rates
With a pair of moves over the weekend, President Donald Trump signaled his intention to bully various institutions into providing lower interest rates for American consumers and the federal government. First, Trump called for…
D.C. Circuit Upholds Presidential Removal of MSPB and NLRB Members
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter, the case challenging limitations on the President's ability to remove members of the Federal Trade Commission. In resolving this question, the…
The Third Circuit’s Curious Opinion on the “De Facto” U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. The ruling is a setback for the…
Third Circuit Affirms Disqualification of Alina Habba
This morning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court decision disqualifying Alina Habba from acting as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. This is the first appellate decision…
Mike Johnson once backed a bill that would have given Congress a say in Trump’s tariffs
Asked earlier this month about the possibility that the Supreme Court could strike down President Donald Trump's tariffs on the grounds that they are an unconstitutional delegation of congressional authority, Speaker of…
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