Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him
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Opinion | Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks on one another. That constitutional order suddenly appears more vulnerable than it has in generations. President Trump is trying to expand his authority beyond the bounds…

Opinion | Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money
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Opinion | Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Constitution is clear about many things. There are three branches of government. Presidents can be elected to only two terms. And Congress, not the executive branch, has the power of the purse, meaning the power to control federal spending. It is right…

Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.
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Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Whatever you choose to call it, Elon Musk has captured the inner workings of the U.S. government on President Trump’s behalf. His operatives reportedly infiltrated the General Services Administration, gained access to the nation’s system for issuing payments like tax refunds, locked workers…

Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings
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Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at a Florida college on Tuesday, made pointed remarks about the limits of presidential power and her fear that government officials might flout court decisions. “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy,” she said,…

Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems
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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lawyers for the Trump administration argued late Sunday that a court order blocking Elon Musk’s aides from entering the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems impinged on the president’s absolute powers over the executive branch, which they argued the courts could not usurp….

Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders
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Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 40 lawsuits filed in recent days by state attorneys general, unions and nonprofits seek to erect a bulwark in the federal courts against President Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive actions that have upended much of the federal government and challenged the Constitution’s…

Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
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Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term, hand-wringing about norms seems quaint. Other presidents have occasionally ignored or claimed a right to…

From Day 1, Trump Shows He’ll Test Limits of What He Can Get Away With
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From Day 1, Trump Shows He’ll Test Limits of What He Can Get Away With

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines His vice president, JD Vance, said he “obviously” wouldn’t do it. His nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, agreed there was no way: “The president does not like people that abuse police officers,” she told senators last week. The Republican speaker of the…

How Trump Is Pushing at Limits of Presidential Power in Early Orders
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How Trump Is Pushing at Limits of Presidential Power in Early Orders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After President Trump left the White House in 2021, critics of his norm-breaking use of executive power implored Congress to tighten legal limits on when presidents can unilaterally reshape American government with the stroke of a pen. But lawmakers largely did not act….

18 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
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18 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Attorneys general from 18 states sued President Trump on Tuesday to block an executive order that refuses to recognize the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants as citizens, the opening salvo in what promises to be a long legal battle over the Trump administration’s…