Grassley says Congress ‘delegated too much authority to the president’ on trade

The President's Unilateral Tariff Power and the Triumph of the Executive State

How remarkable it is that today’s conservatives are so enthusiastically committed to handing over untrammeled power to the executive to impose new taxes.

Trade policy is actually within Congress's sphere of power. However, when imposing tariffs, President Trump refers to emergency laws: according to some experts, he is not allowed to do so.

Tariffs, The Bible & The Constitution

We’ve been hearing a lot about “Trump’s tariffs”. While tariffs are constitutional, that power is not in the hands of the president or anyone in the executive branch. Rather, that power has been delegated to Congress. In this episode, we’ll take a look back at the framers’ positions on tariffs, as well as a few …

The Legal Trick Being Used to Trip Up Trump

It’s been a relatively good week for President Donald Trump when it comes to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled more or less in his favor on three different challenges, including upholding on jurisdictional grounds his deportations of migrants to El Salvador. But the most pressing legal issue for Trump—the “nationwide injunctions” that have hamstrung many administration priorities—remains unresolved.According to one count, only some 27 “nationwi…

President Trump responds to Chuck Grassley's proposal to give Congress power over tariffs

President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley

Letter: Congress must assert its constitutional power

The Trump gang is trying to destroy our government and replace it with offices that do the unbridled will of the president. His motive is to create a kleptocracy with much money flowing to him and his henchmen.