Second Circuit Refuses to Take Emoluments Case En Banc
At least four judges (and one senior judge) believe the standing question is worthy of en banc review. Will the Supreme Court think it's worth certiorari?
At least four judges (and one senior judge) believe the standing question is worthy of en banc review. Will the Supreme Court think it's worth certiorari?
Even the Acting Secretary might not actually be an Acting Secretary.
Even as Americans rely on tech more than ever, our early-pandemic truce with the industry is officially over.
America's general election is facing both logistical and political hurdles, creating a feedback loop that threatens to derail the legitimacy of the results.
One month after signing a signature trade deal with Canada (and Mexico), Trump just launched an unnecessary and counterproductive new trade war against America's northern neighbor.
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The Trump administration's "economic nationalist" agenda is little more than a cronyist attempt at propping up domestic companies with taxpayer cash.
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A president from a party supposedly committed to restraining the federal government is now sending enforcers to cities over local objections.
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Trump and other White House officials say the feds may soon be coming to other major cities as well.
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Biden says he'll oppose attempts to repeal the Jones Act and will push for tighter "Buy American" policies that hike the price of infrastructure projects.
Abolishing tariffs would have short- and long-term benefits for the economy.
Even if it's true, taxpayers paid $58,000 for each saved job.
The Trump administration might be setting the stage to eject foreign techies who've played by every immigration rule.
Do you appreciate the incompetence, in-fighting, obstructionism, authoritarianism, and waste that you pay for?
The deal will affect more than $1 trillion in annual trade between the U.S. and its two neighbors.
Just days before the new North American trade deal is set to take effect, the Trump administration reminds everyone that it prefers protectionism to free trade.
Donald Trump has rewritten much of U.S. immigration law from the Oval Office, without congressional oversight or public debate.
In a new book, former White House national security advisor John Bolton says Trump's trade deal negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping "commingled the personal and the national."
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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says that information is confidential. Government watchdogs say that excuse is bogus.
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That's probably because those goals were always completely unrealistic. Less than six months after the deal was signed, it's already coming apart.
Police brutality brought Americans into the streets. What would military force do?
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Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Cotton is asking the military to commit war crimes against American citizens. Trump approves!
President Donald Trump announced a significant escalation of his administration's conflict with the Chinese government—a conflict that is increasingly looking less like a trade war and more like a cold war.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says it's dead because lawmakers feared upsetting the president.
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Competent responses to the crisis have come from people and organizations voluntarily helping each other and themselves.
Will they keep it in mind even if Joe Biden becomes president?
A former federal judge (and Supreme Court short-lister) on what Judge Emmett Sullivan (and his critics) got right, and got wrong
A member of the five-month-old company's board has been touting bogus stats about America's supposed dependency on Chinese-made drugs.
In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, Hawley outlined a half-baked plan to tear down global trade. It's aimed at winning elections, not helping America prosper.
Two economists calculate that U.S. farms lost $14 billion because of retaliatory tariffs, while South American countries boosted their exports by $13 billion to fill the gap.
Do legislative subpoenas really need a limiting principle?
Officials in six Pennsylvania counties say they will allow businesses to reopen without permission from the state government. Expect more of that.
An extended profile of the numerous, eclectic grifters surrounding President Donald Trump
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"The tariff is making it more difficult for companies to supply our nation's essential workers with antiseptics and sanitizing products they need."
Before spending another dollar, Congress should make sure someone is keeping an eye how the largest pile of government cash in American history is being spent.