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Donald Trump’s attempts to expand presidential power push courts into uncharted territory

Judges across the country are being forced to confront unprecedented claims of presidential power in ways they’ve never had to consider. Read More

How Trump’s Team Plans to Expand Presidential Authority

Donald Trump and policy advisor Stephen Miller have revived the controversial concept of “plenary power,” a legal doctrine that grants broad executive authority. This analysis explains what it means, ... Read More

Trump’s use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts ... Read More

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent. Read More

Trump: Insurrection Act ‘the strongest power a president has’

President Trump on Sunday called the Insurrection Act “the strongest power a president has” after saying earlier this month he was considering invoking it. “We want to have great, crime-free ... Read More