Opinion
Trump is the kinglike president many feared when arguing over the US Constitution in 1789 – and his address to Congress showed it
When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who read it − believed that endowing the president with kinglike powers was dangerous.
Supreme Court faces Guantanamo test again: Does president’s power have limits?
WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, the Bush administration said its “war on terror” prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay were ...
Opinion: Congress has the power to save the presidency from the courts
If judges are allowed to continue rewriting the rules of governance from the bench, we risk becoming a nation ruled by ...
4 major ways Trump is testing the limits of presidential power
Emboldened by a supine Congress, he’s pushing boundaries on deporting immigrants, firing federal workers, and more.
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With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have
In a brazen power-grab, the president is trying to assert new authority over federal elections. Court fights appear inevitable. By Steve Benen About a month after Election Day 2024, Donald Trump ...