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Donald Trump, Congress and President

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Trump Kicks Aside Congress With Sweeping Claims of Presidential Power

With an aggressive reading of the Constitution, the president aims to upend the balance of power in Washington.

LA Times on MSN · 6d

Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?

Trump is likely to succeed in expanding presidential powers on some fronts because the Constitution generally puts vast power in the hands of the president.

The Spokesman-Review · 3d

Trump tests the limits of presidential power with little resistance from Congress

For nearly 250 years, the American system of government has been defined by the separation of powers between three coequal branches of government.

ABC · 13h

Trump is giving Elon Musk an unprecedented amount of power

One of President Donald Trump's core campaign promises was to cut government spending and dismantle the federal bureaucracy — and two weeks into his presidency, he's attempted to consolidate an extraordinary amount of power in order to do just that.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Trump Hints at Curbs on Musk’s Powers After Billionaire Shakes Up Washington

The president said Musk won’t have the unfettered ability to dismantle the government, but for now their relationship is holding firm.

Trump Hints at Curbs on Musk’s Powers

ABC · 10h

Trump is giving Elon Musk an unprecedented amount of power

Welcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Trump Hints at Curbs on Musk’s Powers After Billionaire Shakes Up Washington

The president said Musk won’t have the unfettered ability to dismantle the government, but for now their relationship is holding firm.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Makes Musk, the World's Richest Man, a 'Special Government Employee'

Musk, who has promised "mass head-count reductions" across the federal bureaucracy, has drawn wide scrutiny in recent days as his team has been given access to or has taken contro

12hon MSN

Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power

The Supreme Court majority built by Donald Trump could uphold efforts to expand presidential authority based on the legal ...

Marketplace19h

Congress, the president and the power of the purse

Several actions by President Donald Trump freeze federal funds that Congress has already approved. Can he do that?

7don MSN

Trump’s spending freeze sets up a future possible Supreme Court showdown over presidential power

President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the ...

ABC News on MSN10d

Trump testing limits of presidential power, but experts say his flex might not stick

Legal experts tell ABC News that the sheer number of presidential executive orders is unprecedented but whether or not they ...

HR Dive1d

Firing of EEOC commissioners may test 90-year-old SCOTUS ruling on presidential powers

Legal experts predict litigation may lead to the overturning of a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects members of ...

Channel NewsAsia Singapore18h

'An additional layer of check': Shanmugam, opposition MPs debate president's powers in new racial harmony Act

The president will have the authority to confirm, cancel, or vary a restraining order in cases where the Cabinet’s advice is ...

The Economist12d

Two presidents compete over the worst abuse of the pardon power

A merican presidents are often disappointed to discover limits to their authority, but the country’s founders intended the ...

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