Executive Power
9th Circuit Court upholds Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Portland
On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump may deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek's objections. The decision comes after weeks of tension…
Trump allegedly misidentified a Colombian fisherman as a ‘narcoterrorist’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says one of the "narcoterrorists" recently killed by U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean was a "fisherman" who had "no ties to the drug trade." That…
On National Guard deployments, Trump tells SCOTUS his power is ‘unreviewable’
Federal law says the president of the United States may only call state National Guard members "into Federal service" when certain specific conditions are met, such as when "there is a rebellion or danger of…
Does Argentina’s bailout prove libertarians wrong?
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch examine Argentina's $20 billion bailout and what it means for President Javier Milei's promise of a libertarian turnaround.…
Coming soon to the U.S. Supreme Court: Are tariffs taxes?
President Donald Trump has used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy duties on $2.2 trillion worth of imports. Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether those tariffs are…
Seventh Circuit Rules Against Trump’s Use of National Guard in Chicago
Members of the Texas National Guard assemble in Elwood, Illinois, at the Army Reserve Training Center in the southwest suburb of Chicago. ( Brian Cassella/TNS/Newscom) Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh…
Trump thinks killing suspected smugglers is the key to winning the drug war
During a press conference in the Oval Office this week, a reporter asked President Donald Trump about his new policy of summarily executing suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, which so far has included five…
US Chamber of Commerce Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
NA Yesterday, the US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's imposition of a $100,000 fee on applications for H-1B visas, which are used by tech firms, research institutions, and others to hire…
Trump could use the Insurrection Act to avoid legal challenges to troop deployments
On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, saying there was "no credible evidence" that conditions there met the terms of…
Deploying troops to American cities is an assault on the Constitution
Every American who is concerned about the state of our liberties ought to find harrowing President Donald Trump's recent declaration that the National Guard is now in place in Portland, Oregon. As he wrote on social…
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