In a crucial appellate court oral argument, the Trump Administration admits that their position says the answer is "yes." The exchange highlights the dangers of judicial deference on judicial invocation of extraordinary emergency powers.
With thousands of people dead in Iran, the Trump administration still plans to go ahead with a deportation flight as early as this weekend.
Many conservatives are embracing big government, from police-state immigration tactics to socialist economic policies.
Economic globalization and financial markets encourage the "Trump always chickens out" (TACO) cycle. If you like peace, that’s a good thing.
Many Republicans are now openly embracing ideas from the progressive playbook. Call them "Depublicans."
Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.
Brexit leader Daniel Hannan urges Trump voters to hit the exits.
Trump’s legal arguments “would weaken, if not shatter, the independence of the Federal Reserve,” the justice said.
The lawyer, who delivered the grudge-driven indictments that the president demanded, refused to relinquish her job after another judge ruled that her appointment was illegal.
The government insists that Meta has a monopoly. If anything, the social media market is fiercely competitive.
Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara explains support for U.S. intervention, how socialism destroyed Venezuela, and what a democratic transition would require.
Plus: Lawfare in Minnesota, Netflix grows, and Kamala Harris considers her options.
The antiquated statute arguably allows the president to deploy the military in response to nearly any form of domestic disorder.
Plus: Threats of new tariffs on NATO allies, masked federal agents stir unrest in Minnesota, and Trump’s new health care proposal.
America's large and growing national debt is not just a budgetary liability, but increasingly a geopolitical one too.
A plurality of Americans now say they'd like to end the agency.
It’s not just the World Cup and the Olympics—baseball, basketball, and other sports are getting hit too.
The problem is not that revolution is bad or that some cultures can’t rule themselves—it’s that social engineering is hard.
The president's son also claims destroying cocaine boats somehow reduces fentanyl overdoses, echoing his father's confusion.
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It would alienate allies, impose US rule on an unwilling population, and blatantly violate both US and international law.The plan to impose tariffs on nations opposing the seizure is also illegal and harmful.
The constitutionally anomalous status of broadcasting invites government meddling.
Recent events in Minnesota bolster the already strong case for abolishing ICE - and for the plan of doing so by transferring its funds to ordinary state and local police.
Politically-motivated firings and increased executive branch scrutiny set “a dangerous precedent,” warns a former archivist of the United States.
Residents of the chilly island coveted by President Trump favor independence—and subsidies.
This foolish, unnecessary, bellicose idea is running up against the "Lizardman's Constant."
The plan violates multiple constituitonal provisions and goes against Supreme Court precedent. If somehow allowed to stand, it would gravely imperil federalism and the separation of powers.
Former U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan discusses the importance of preserving presidential records and the challenge of maintaining public trust in an era of partisan conflict.
Much separates populist Republicans from progressive Democrats, but they all favor state control.
They are joining the Trump administration in urging the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law that disarms "unlawful" drug consumers.
From defense contracting and mortgage finance to credit, housing, and monetary policy, Trump is leaning heavily on command-and-control economics.
Lawmakers across the country are introducing bills that would make it easier to build smaller single-family homes on small lots.
No one likes high interest rates on credit cards and loans, but artificially lowering interest rates via executive power is not a solution.
Trump's second term lurches forward, powered by monarchical authoritarianism
The unrest started with a merchants' strike, escalated into a bloody crackdown—and might become an American war.
Plus: Wealth tax barely understood by its proponents, Jerome Powell investigated, why sobriety sucks, and more...
While owning a very small percentage of single-family homes, large investors provide renters with more options and increase home construction rates.
It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.
The plan is both light on specifics and full of contradictions.
The Supreme Court’s January docket is packed with big cases.
That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations."
Polar War demonstrates how difficult it is for armies to operate in the high north—and just how far America is behind Europe in Arctic warfare.
The president is making real progress on deregulation, but he needs to get Congress involved.
If an indictment is enough to justify military action, why bother seeking congressional approval?
Presidents should try to nudge the world toward more trade and less war whenever possible. Trump is doing the opposite.
Trump chose to work with a sanctioned regime insider rather than the country's elected opposition.
If interest rates stop being market signals and become policy decisions, what survives may look less like capitalism—and more like permanent crisis management.
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