Executive Branch
Did Trump’s executive order just abolish the Department of Education?
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order that attempts to begin the dismantling of the Department of Education. But since only Congress can officially abolish the department, it's unclear…
President Trump Targets Humphrey’s Executor Directly
The New York Times reports that President Trump has acted to remove two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission. President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday,…
Trump administration vows to deport asylum seekers without due process
In court and the media, the Trump administration spent Monday asserting its power to deport asylum seekers without due process—and to ignore judges who get in the way. "We are not stopping," Tom Homan, the…
Trump doesn’t violate the Constitution any more than every other president in US history
Mon Mar 17, 2025 - 7:00 am EDTFri Mar 14, 2025 - 12:08 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — The rule book of government is the Constitution of the United States. But government is not a game, nor are the rules of government the…
Howard Lutnick ways ‘we’ don’t want Canadian goods. It’s not his choice.
Every day, thousands of transactions take place in which Americans and Canadians consent to exchange currency for goods. Treasury Secretary Howard Lutnick thinks there is someone they forgot to ask. "We don't want…
Dumping environmental justice from the EPA is a good step. Now dump the EPA.
If you were to believe reporting from The New York Times—which is an increasingly unwise idea—the Trump administration is diverting the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from poor and minority communities…
Republicans may regret undermining judicial independence
Under the U.S. Constitution, federal judges "hold their offices during good behaviour" and receive salaries that "shall not be diminished during their continuance in office." Like other "civil…
