US EditionThe 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term
- In 2019, President Trump invoked emergency powers to obtain funding for the border wall and frequently employed these authorities to implement tariffs and other significant policies.
- The National Emergencies Act, passed to limit presidential emergency powers, lacks a definition of national emergency and substantive criteria to constrain the president's discretion.
- After Trump's 2019 declaration, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Mike Lee proposed requiring emergency declarations to expire after 30 days unless Congress approves continuation.
- In votes last September, the Senate supported the legislation 13-1 and the House voted unanimously, reflecting strong bipartisan support for reforming emergency powers.
- This popular reform aims to rein in presidential flexibility during non-emergency times, but passing legislation is difficult due to the need for a veto-proof congressional supermajority.
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Trump's Abuse of Power: Emergency Powers as a Political Tool - Real News Now
President Donald Trump has been known to resort to certain emergency powers in a manner unimaginable to previous administrations. From imposing strong tariffs, dispatching military personnel to the border, to shunning environmental norms, Trump has turned to regulations usually reserved for dire scenarios such as warfare and invasions. Taking an instance, National Guard troops were deployed in Los Angeles, following a Trump directive aiming to s…
Letter: H for Horror
Donald Trump must be planning his future career as a continuing reality television host based on the opening actions of his administration. Opening segments could focus on real estate deals like transforming Gaza into a Riviera-style resort, whack-a-mole episodes as…
Trump has a 'stash' of executive orders waiting to bail himself out: WaPo
Prior to starting his second term, Donald Trump's inner circle began creating a "stash" of presidential executive orders and proclamations to not only dramatically alter how the government runs, but also for use when he needs to distract voters or change the narrative when he doesn't like what the press is reporting.That is according to a report from the Washington Post's Natalie Allison, Emily Davies and Michael Birnbaum, who wrote that a trave…
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The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term
Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States has rebounded from calamity under his watch, President Donald Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike any of his predecessors.
Ivan Eland: Trump's authoritarianism: How did we get here? (Opinion)
President Trump has justifiable criticism for expanding executive power to dangerous levels. In his second term and after only 100 days in office, he pardoned January 6 insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol in service of his multi-pronged self-coup illegally…
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