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The debate over emergency powers and the border wall

by Scott Bomboy

President Donald Trump’s statement that he is considering using emergency presidential powers to build a border wall has…

The debate over emergency powers and the border wall
On this day, FDR approves funding the Manhattan Project

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Dr. Vannevar Bush to move forward with a top-secret project that led…

On this day, FDR approves funding the Manhattan Project
The Constitution and the federal budget process

by NCC Staff

The state of the federal budget will be a hot topic of discussion as the new Trump administration and a Republican-controlled…

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