Eleventh Circuit Quashes Trump Effort to Block Federal Government Access to Mar-a-Lago Documents
In a brief and forceful opinion, a unanimous court explains why the trial court never had jurisdiction to consider Trump's filings in the first place.
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'Arbitrary and Capricious': Judge Blocks U.S. From Expelling Migrants Under COVID-Era Title 42 Order
The judge granted the Biden administration a stay, which will keep the policy in place through late December.
Donald Trump Announces He Will Run for President in 2024
The former president will seek a second term, despite continuing to insist he already won one in 2020.
The Space Force Is an Expensive Farce
Why does the newest branch of the U.S. military need horses?
Justice Department Takes Aim at Judge Cannon
In its latest filing, the Department of Justice seeks to put an end to Judge Cannon's interference with the federal government's investigation documents kept at Mar-a-Lago.
Eleventh Circuit Grants Stay of Trial Court Order Blocking Access to Mar-a-Lago Documents
An appellate panel thoroughly dismantles Judge Cannon's order blocking Department of Justice access to documents President Trump kept at Mar-a-Lago.
Does the D.C. Bar Ethics Complaint Against Jeff Clark Implicate the Major Questions Doctrine?
In the wake of West Virginia v. EPA, it seems that "major questions" can be found almost anywhere.
If Biden's Trade Policy Was Really Driven by 'Equity,' Trump's Tariffs Would Already Be Gone
Tariffs are a regressive tax that have driven inflation higher and harm poorer families the most.
How Trump's Tariffs on Chinese Chemical Products Backfired
Tariffs were supposed to make American chemical products more competitive. They made Chinese products more competitive instead.
American Steelmakers Are Still Defending Trump's Tariffs That Crushed Consumers
Any gains seen by the steel industry from tariffs have been overshadowed by the losses for downstream companies and higher prices for consumers.
Thousands of Lawsuits Have Been Filed Over Wait Times, Backlogs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
While staffing up may alleviate the bottleneck, no amount of employees can keep the country's bad immigration system from working as designed.
How Tariffs Are Making Summer Fun More Expensive, Less Safe
The U.S. International Trade Commission will hear from businesses harmed by tariffs at a hearing on Thursday.
January 6 Hearings Reveal More Trump Misconduct, but Was It Incitement?
Plus: Facebook censors information on abortion pills, TikTok provokes the ire of the FCC, and more...
The Capitol Riot Was Never Going To Succeed
The intruders created plenty of mayhem, but it was a farcical coup attempt doomed from the start.
The Defense Production Act Has Become a License for Central Planning
If home insulation is a "critical technology item essential to the national defense," then what isn't?
America's Harsh Immigration Restrictions Mean Haitians Drown Trying To Get Here
Their deaths are the tragic, predictable consequence of shutting down safer migration paths.
Joe Biden's Solar Panel Tariffs Are a National Security Threat, Says Joe Biden
Biden should stop layering new, contradictory orders into the market and simply get government out of the way.
Tariffs Are Adding to Inflation. Biden's Commerce Secretary Says Repealing Some 'May Make Sense.'
Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and kept in place by President Joe Biden are costing consumers $51 billion annually.
Why Is Biden Still Limiting Imports of South Korean Steel?
Biden's top trade adviser says tariffs must be "strategic," but what strategic value do tariffs on South Korean steel serve?
How a Tiny Solar Company in California Might Convince Biden To Sabotage America's Whole Solar Industry
Tariffs requested by an "artisanal solar boutique" based in San Jose might jeopardize 45,000 jobs and halve America's future solar panel deployments.
The Export-Import Bank's New 'Made in America' Corporate Welfare Scheme
The bank's new domestic financing program is a poorly defined, unnecessary exercise that will throw taxpayer money at projects the private capital markets have deemed too risky.
Americans Will Spend 6.5 Billion Hours on Income Taxes This Year
The IRS takes not only your money, but a lot of your time.
The Feds Wasted 66,000 Green Cards in the Middle of a Worker Shortage
The immigration bureaucracy is worsening one of the tightest labor markets in recent American history.
Biden Administration Will Lift Title 42 Order Used To Expel Migrants
The controversial public health order will finally meet its end after U.S. immigration officials used it to carry out 1.7 million expulsions.
Court Says U.S. Cannot Expel Migrant Families to Countries Where They Face Harm
A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.
How the Past 4 American Presidents Helped Escalate Tensions in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is singularly responsible for the war that began this week. But the past four presidential administrations missed opportunities to deescalate.
Biden's Hidden War Is Destroying Yemen
Under Obama, Trump, and now Biden, U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia have perpetuated a humanitarian crisis.
Court Trashes Trump-Era Rules That Prevented Asylum Seekers From Working Legally
But bureaucratic backlogs mean it's still taking far too long for them to get to work.
Stop Messing With the Immigration Mission Statement and Start Letting More People In
Joe Biden is just the latest president to tinker with USCIS's mission statement. Watch his deeds, not his words.
Trump's Trade Deal With China Was an Abject Failure, Just Like the Trade War
China ended up buying fewer American goods over the past two years than it did before the trade war started, despite promises from both sides to increase trade.
Biden's Solar Panel Tariffs Make It Costlier To Meet Biden's Climate Goals
Nothing new under the sun as Biden decides to extend Trump's solar panel tariffs for four more years.
Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans Fleeing Socialism, Despite Condemning Trump for the Same Practice
"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.
Biden Administration Builds on Trump-Era Attempts To Crack Down on TikTok
Are TikTok security risks real or imagined? And will users be served by greater federal government intervention?
One Year Into His Presidency, Joe Biden's Immigration Policy Hasn't Made Anyone Happy
Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.
2021 Was Another Disappointing Year for Immigration Policy
Joe Biden promised to do better by migrants upon taking office, but he fell short in 2021.
How Big a Mark Will President Biden Make on the Federal Judiciary? (Updated)
The Biden Administration is off to a fast start nominating and appointing federal judges, but will this continue?
By Refusing To End Trump's Tariffs, Biden Is Making Inflation Worse
Trump's tariffs are adding an estimated 0.5 percent to annual inflation.
A Judge Just Did What Biden Wouldn't: Dump Some Trump Tariffs
Instead of taking his own actions to undo an unlawful order from the former chief executive, President Joe Biden had the government's attorneys argue in favor of even greater trade powers for the White House.
A Federal Judge Denied Trump's Claims of Permanent Executive Privilege
In denying the former president's claims of executive privilege, a federal judge sets a blueprint which should apply to sitting presidents as well.
Trump Laid the Groundwork for Biden's Infrastructure Boondoggle
It's Biden's bill, but Trump helped set the stage.
Biden Administration Set To Reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Next Month
The Trump-era border measure relegated 70,000 migrants to dangerous conditions in Mexico while they awaited immigration court dates.
Does Executive Privilege Extend Beyond a President's Term?
President Trump is telling former aides to assert executive privilege to frustrate the congressional investigation of January 6.
Americans Paid $7.6 Billion in Tariffs During August, a New Monthly Record
The trade deficit is now the widest on record too.
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Have Accomplished Approximately Nothing
A new study shows that former President Donald Trump's tariffs did little to push American companies out of China.
Excessive Bureaucracy Is Making America's Broken Immigration System Worse
A new Government Accountability Office report offers a useful lesson about the often unseen, human costs of making forms more difficult to fill out.
The Eastman Memo: Poor Lawyering for a Disreputable Cause (Updated)
An audacious last-minute attempt to undo the results of the 2020 election.
Did the Supreme Court's DACA Decision Lead to the Biden Administration's "Remain in Mexico" Defeat?
Professors Zachary Price and Benjamin Eidelson offer competing takes.