Pausing funds appropriated by Congress is a deliberate taunt to draw a legal challenge that the White House’s most radical architects think will give them unilateral spending power.
Congress
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Dropping the Big One
Will some serious pushback set in before Trump blows us and the Constitution to hell?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump?
If they don’t, the checks and balances that have defined our government since its inception will give way to one-man authoritarian rule.
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How China Dominates Global Shipbuilding
Today on TAP: And the strategic challenge facing the always-conflicted Donald Trump
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UnitedHealth’s K Street Army
The health care conglomerate keeps former Hakeem Jeffries staffers and a Trump White House aide on its payroll.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Donald Trump Is Already Bungling Disaster Relief
But there may be a way for Democrats to save Los Angeles.
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If Republicans Deny Disaster Aid on Political Grounds …
Today on TAP: How will the next Democratic House respond to the inevitable Florida hurricane?
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How the AMA Undermines Primary Care
Federal regulators, under Democrats and Republicans alike, help them do it.
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Trump Opts for One Big Bill
Today on TAP: Republicans set their legislative priorities; they’re going to try to do everything at once. Good luck with that.
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Johnson Wins Speaker Battle; War Goes On
An extended first ballot shows the tenuous hold Johnson has on the House Republican caucus.
