Congress Tries, but Fails, to Take a Stand for Its Own Powers
14 hours ago · Congress Tries — but Fails — to Take a Stand for Its Own Powers House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own …
Separation of parties or powers? Congress seems unwilling to ...
Mar 18, 2025 · As the White House tests the limits of executive power, Congress, led by a narrow Republican majority, has done little. We spoke to Ben Schneer, assistant professor of public …
Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the ...
Jan 29, 2025 · Trump is likely to succeed in expanding presidential powers on some fronts because the Constitution generally puts vast power in the hands of the president.
Lawmakers move to limit Trump's war powers as Israel-Iran war ...
Jun 17, 2025 · Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel .
Understanding presidential power in the age of Trump : NPR
Feb 17, 2025 · New York Times writer Charlie Savage discusses the scope of executive power as President Trump circumvents Congress, pushes legal boundaries and fires scores of federal …
Will Trump try to end democracy? Yes — but these scholars ...
Sep 29, 2024 · Ultimately, Trump's efforts to seize and hold power “will fail,” de Mesquita told me, for the same reason that public pressure during the 1960s ended the Jim Crow laws and …
The Illusion of Balance: Why Separation of Powers Fails, and ...
Feb 12, 2025 · So, what’s the answer? If the separation of powers is an illusion, how do we limit power and resist its corrupting influence? Ellul says that law and constitutions don’t work, …