House Republicans Just Voted To Give Even More Tariff Power Away to Trump
House Republicans passed a resolution that prevents Congress from ending the national emergency Trump is using to impose tariffs until March 31.
House Republicans passed a resolution that prevents Congress from ending the national emergency Trump is using to impose tariffs until March 31.
Whether he is waging the drug war, imposing tariffs, deporting alleged gang members, or fighting crime, the president thinks he can do "anything I want to do."
The president's new approach to drug law enforcement represents a stark departure from military norms and criminal justice principles.
In her memoir, the former NSA contractor details her journey from top secret security clearance to federal prison.
Washington’s proposal to link Israeli withdrawals with Hezbollah’s surrender ignores decades of political entrenchment and risks fueling wider conflict.
Equating drug trafficking with armed aggression, the president asserts the authority to kill anyone he perceives as a threat to "our most vital national interests."
A billion-dollar rebrand won’t change the fact that defense hasn’t meant defense in decades.
Tucked into the defense bill, the GAIN AI Act would force Nvidia and other firms to prioritize domestic sales at the cost of global competitiveness.
Shows of force and mass deportations play well to the base, but they’re falling flat with the public.
The Department of Homeland Security restored a $2 million contract with Paragon, maker of the surveillance tool Graphite, despite earlier civil liberties concerns.
From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.
The plan is illegal for multiple reasons, is likely to lead to poor decisions, and could undermine military readiness.
It's a new low in US refugee/asylum policy; simultaneouly unjust and counterproductive.
We agree the Court should take the case and resolve it as quickly as possible, to minimize the harm caused by the illegal tariffs.
It’s impossible to tell how many other times U.S. special operations failed and killed innocent bystanders in the process.
Killing suspected drug traffickers is both unjust and illegal. And it could be the start of an effort to turn the already awful War on Drugs into something more like a real war, thereby making it even worse.
The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.
The logic of the war on terror means infinitely expandable government power.
The attack follows the largest U.S. military buildup in Latin America since 1989, as Washington escalates its campaign against cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
Unintended—but entirely predictable—consequences abound!
The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.
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The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Britain’s crackdown on “zombie-style” knives shows how politicians blame objects instead of criminals—and how bans only hurt the law-abiding.
As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?
The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.
Leaked emails show Epstein’s attempts to dabble in security tech—across borders—in the last years of his life.
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
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Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.
If geography really is destiny, then the Georgian situation has understandably necessitated a stiff, perpetual drink.
Donald Trump is no stranger to wasteful spending. But these examples are especially egregious.
The deal locks in the 15 percent tariffs that Trump has imposed on most European goods imported into the U.S., including beers and other booze that isn't made here.
Becoming a taxidermist or hair braider shouldn't involve costly hurdles.
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
Convincing the U.K. to stand down on backdoor access to Apple's encryption is a big win. The next battle will be fought over age verification.
It makes little sense, but that's what happens when you give the president unchecked, unilateral tariff powers.
U.S.-led economic warfare punishes the world’s most vulnerable while failing to achieve its foreign policy goals.
Can a mercurial narcissist decenter America from global policing?
New Zealand's geography feels magically pulled straight from J.R.R. Tolkien's stories.
His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company.
U.S. authorities are secretly tracking shipments of advanced AI chips from manufacturers such as Dell, Super Micro, Nvidia, and AMD to prevent their illegal diversion to China.
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The president's revenue-sharing agreement on chip sales to China may pass legal muster, paving the way for effective export tariffs.