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Can a president refuse to spend funds approved by Congress?
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, his administration briefly paused federal spending on various programs. Although that spending has been restored, the move led to questions about the separation of powers between the president and Congress.
Newly proposed constitutional amendments face steep challenges
Recently, a member of the House of Representatives proposed changing the Constitution to allow current President Donald Trump the option of running for a third…
Defining the president’s constitutional powers to issue executive orders
Among the most powerful tools available to the president are executive orders, which are written policy directives issued by the president with much of the same…
A look back at the Wong Kim Ark decision
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to redefine birthright citizenship has cast a new light on a landmark Supreme Court decision, United States v.…
Do presidential pardons remove the Fifth Amendment rights of recipients?
Before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden granted several pardons to people who may be asked to testify in the future before Congress. But do those…
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