Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
He campaigned against Trump’s restrictionism, but has implemented mostly symbolic initiatives so far.
He campaigned against Trump’s restrictionism, but has implemented mostly symbolic initiatives so far.
Leading Republicans continue to find dubious areas of agreement with Democrats.
A 2000 OLC memo suggests the answer is "yes."
Presidents aren't saints. They aren't monarchs. They aren't celebrities. And they aren't your friends.
The Senate minority leader's triangulation does not bode well for the GOP's ability to stand for something other than a personality cult.
An overreliance on identity politics may drive these voters away from the Democratic Party.
Whether the reality-show-star-turned-first-president-to-be-impeached-twice has a future in American politics, however, sadly remains an open question.
The outcome shows that it is almost impossible to convict a president in an era of severe polarization. But Trump's second impeachment still served some useful purposes..
The 33-year-old lawmaker, who occupies Justin Amash's old seat, on how his party needs to reclaim the mantle of limited government, capitalism, and individualism.
While the administration symbolically ended Trump's "zero tolerance" approach, it has not put an end to family separations outright.
He betrayed his oath and duties as president by hesitating to intervene and refusing to unambiguously condemn the violence.
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No amount of parsing can obscure his responsibility for the deadly attack on the Capitol.
The former President's attorneys repeatedly (mis)cite the work of Professor Brian Kalt on late impeachments.
He is on firmer ground in arguing that the Senate does not have the authority to try a former president, although that issue is highly contested.
The letter was signed by some 170 legal scholars across the political spectrum, including several VC bloggers.
Reimplementing 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imported from the United Arab Emirates for vacuous national security reasons only entrenches executive authority over trade.
Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro persistently promoted the wild claims of Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
The op ed, published today, explains why the First Amendment doesn't protect Trump against impeachment and conviction for his role in the attack on the Capitol.
Alas, the precedent for partisan votes on impeachment was set before Donald Trump.
Biden should repeal Trump's food taxes immediately.
The move likely signals the end of the border wall litigation.
Under fire for endorsing wacky conspiracy theories, the Georgia representative blames the internet.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The anthropologist and brand consultant explains why we need fewer blanket accusations of racism and more mutual respect and compassion.
It goes far beyond merely reversing awful Trump policies, but does still have some drawbacks.
The Georgia representative has embraced nearly every crazy conspiracy theory that is popular on the right.
There are plausible arguments on both sides of the debate.
They also argue that the Senate has no authority to try a former president.
The House brief does a solid job of laying out the case against Trump. The defense brief is far less impressive.
The State Bar of Georgia is demanding that the pro-Trump lawyer undergo a mental health evaluation.
While many prominent constitutional scholars think trying a former president is perfectly legal, the dissenters make some points that are worth considering.
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The controversy over Trump’s pardons and commutations highlights longstanding problems with clemency.
The company says Donald Trump's leading lawyer perpetrated "a viral disinformation campaign" based on "demonstrably false" charges.
The crackdown on crackpot Kraken claims continues.
The signers include a wide range of constitutional scholars across the political spectrum, including Federalist Society co-founder Steve Calabresi.
That punishment for reinforcing the delusions that drove the Capitol riot is highly unlikely, and it would set a troubling precedent.
The new president issued a 100-day moratorium on deportations.
The president could form a sizable splinter party if he's serious, but GOP defectors would have major ballot-access issues. Might they take over a smaller party instead?
Partisans who abandon constitutional principles because they prove inconvenient are in for a rude surprise when the other team wins.
Publishing in the post-Trump era is going to involve a lot of score-settling.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Bryan Fogel fought Saudi censorship to make his new documentary, The Dissident.
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Biden correctly recognizes he doesn't have the authority to impose a general national mask mandate. The same reasoning shows the nationwide eviction ban is also illegal.
The cult of the imperial U.S. presidency has come to feel like a national religion.
On his first day as president, Biden will end both of Trump's travel ban policies. It's a big step in the right direction, though more remains to be done.
The Senate minority leader sees a grave political risk in failing to repudiate the former president.
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