executive power
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In a striking assertion that has raised concerns among legal scholars and foreign policy experts, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that the only thing that could limit his global powers is “my own morality” — not international law. The comments, published in a wide-ranging interview with the newspaper, signal an unprecedented view…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Republican lawmakers that failing to retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections could expose him to another impeachment, underscoring the legal and constitutional stakes of the 2026 electoral cycle. Speaking at a House Republican retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump told GOP members that a…
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The reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on Saturday, January 3, 2026, marks one of the most consequential—and legally fraught—actions in modern international relations. The arrest of a sitting head of state of a sovereign country by another state raises profound questions under international law, U.S. constitutional law, and long-standing norms…
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The legal battle over sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took center stage this week with the Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump case, which challenges whether the president has the authority, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), to unilaterally impose import duties without congressional approval. Here’s what you need to know —…
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The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visa of Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, marking yet another instance in what legal analysts are calling an increasingly politicized use of immigration power. Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, revealed the development during an event at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery in…
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As former President Donald Trump attempts to publicly distance himself from Project 2025, an undercover video has revealed that one of the initiative’s key architects continues to boast about its influence over Trump’s second administration and its sweeping, hardline policy goals. In July, Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought, who now leads the Office of Management…
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In a historic legal ruling, Senior Federal Judge Charles Breyer has declared for the first time in U.S. history that a sitting president violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878—a statute designed to prevent the use of the U.S. military in domestic law enforcement. The ruling blocks former President Donald Trump from deploying military forces…
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At a little over 150 days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, America finds itself at a constitutional and cultural crossroads. What began as a conservative policy roadmap — Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation — is rapidly transforming into a governing reality. Despite Trump’s early claims of having “nothing to do with” the initiative,…
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal arguments this week in a case that could reshape how executive orders are challenged in federal court—and potentially redefine the power of individual federal judges across the country. At the heart of the debate: whether nationwide injunctions—court orders that block a law or policy across the entire U.S.—should be…
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In a move that could mark a dramatic escalation in post-presidency accountability, President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday, June 4, signed a Presidential Memorandum ordering a formal investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of executive powers, raising urgent constitutional questions about who actually exercised presidential authority during Biden’s final years in office. The memorandum…
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