congressional authority

  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Dissolve After GOP Funding Cuts, Ending 58-Year Federal Media Institution

    The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the congressionally created nonprofit that has long supported NPR, PBS and more than 1,500 local radio and television stations across the United States, is officially shutting down following sweeping federal funding cuts approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. CPB announced Monday, January 5, 2026,…

  • U.S. Senate to Vote on War Powers Resolution Seeking to Halt Trump’s Military Action in Venezuela

    The United States Senate is set to vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from continuing military action against Venezuela, a move that has taken on new legal and constitutional urgency following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces over the weekend. The privileged…

  • The U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program remains legally intact despite growing uncertainty over delays to the DV-2027 registration cycle, according to immigration attorney Akua Poku, principal of AK Poku Law PLLC. In a public legal update shared on Instagram, Poku addressed widespread speculation that the federal government may be moving to cancel the long-running…

  • Trump’s Tariff Tactics: Bypassing Congress and Breaking the Law

    President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China have reignited legal debates over the limits of executive power. With the U.S. Constitution granting Congress sole authority over trade regulations, Trump’s unilateral imposition of tariffs raises serious legal questions. Not only will these tariffs disrupt international trade agreements like the USMCA, but…