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- Congress Briefly Remembers It Controls Tariffs
Congress Briefly Remembers It Controls Tariffs Congress triggered a constitutional disturbance Thursday by briefly remembering that it is one of the three branches of the federal government. The House voted 214-208 to require congressional approval for sweeping tariffs imposed under emergency authority, with four Republicans… Read More »Congress Briefly Remembers It Controls Tariffs - Saudi Nuclear Pact Replaces Inspections With ConfidenceSaudi Nuclear Pact Replaces Inspections With Confidence Congress began preparing to review President Donald Trump’s 30-year civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, a 90-legislative-day ceremony designed to confirm that lawmakers have carefully considered the decision Trump already made for them. The pact could permit Saudi… Read More »Saudi Nuclear Pact Replaces Inspections With Confidence
- Justice Department Grants Reporters Right To Have MothersJustice Department Grants Reporters Right To Have Mothers The Justice Department triggered a constitutional emergency Thursday by withdrawing subpoenas targeting three New York Times reporters, their spouses and one reporter’s mother, effectively granting journalists the dangerous new privilege of knowing people outside work. The subpoenas… Read More »Justice Department Grants Reporters Right To Have Mothers
- Congressional Participation Threatens Presidential Tariff PowersCongressional Participation Threatens Presidential Tariff Powers Congress triggered a constitutional paperwork emergency Thursday when the House voted 214-208 to suggest that elected lawmakers might possess some role in setting tariffs. Four Republicans joined Democrats in the outbreak of legislative participation, forcing officials to confront the… Read More »Congressional Participation Threatens Presidential Tariff Powers
- Republicans Defend Taxpayers’ Right To Upgrade Trump’s Free Qatari JetRepublicans Defend Taxpayers’ Right To Upgrade Trump’s Free Qatari Jet Senate Republicans defended America’s most sacred constitutional principle Wednesday: When a foreign monarchy gives the president a $400 million luxury jet, taxpayers must remain free to spend whatever is necessary to make the complimentary aircraft… Read More »Republicans Defend Taxpayers’ Right To Upgrade Trump’s Free Qatari Jet
