Executive Power
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…
Trump’s Venezuela escalation could destroy MAGA, warns Rand Paul
Since September, President Donald Trump has ordered 21 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans, killing 83 people. He says the boats were carrying dangerous narcotics to the United States (a claim that has been…
Trump administration ends ’emergency’ tariff hike on Swiss imports
When President Donald Trump ordered a whopping 39 percent tariff on all imports from Switzerland earlier this year, he did so, of course, by claiming there was a national emergency. Officially, Trump's executive order…
Grand juries are declining to indict in many cases brought by Trump’s DOJ
In August 2025, President Donald Trump took control of the police force in Washington, D.C., and deployed the National Guard throughout the city. To justify the incursion, he said the district was experiencing a "crime…
The Alien Enemies Act and the Major Questions Doctrine
A prison guard transfers Alien Enemies Act deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Mar. 16, 2025 (El Salvador Presidential Press Office) …
How the ‘Curtiss-Wright’ precedent might aid Trump’s tariffs at SCOTUS
If you followed last week's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments over President Donald Trump's supposed power to impose tariffs without first receiving clear authorization from Congress, you may have noticed that…
Supreme Court justices don’t buy Trump administration’s tariff argument
Nobody likes it: Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Donald Trump's tariff case. Trump has invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as legal justification for his…
Trump’s economic fallacies are legally relevant in his tariff case
In April, President Donald Trump announced stiff tariffs on goods from nearly every country on the planet, saying they were necessary to "deal with" a "national emergency" involving an "unusual and…
Dick Cheney was a champion of the war state
Dick Cheney died of old age in his own bed, surrounded by a loving family. In life, he had made sure that hundreds of thousands of people would not enjoy the same privilege. The former vice president had a deep commitment to …
Trump’s invasion’ of Chicago and Portland faces legal challenges
"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!" President Donald Trump blasted on Truth Social on October 8. "Governor Pritzker also!" The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago…
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