David M. Shribman: Donald Trump acts on Richard Nixon’s ‘madman theory’
He wanted his aides to tell diplomats, “I’m sorry ... he is out of control ... you don’t know the man,” or that he’s a ...
Trump is using a nearly 50-year-old law to justify new tariffs. It may not be legal.
Donald Trump is the first president to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs, teeing up likely legal battles that will test his executive authority.
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Richard Nixon, the Blue Devil: The making of the only Duke alumnus to become president of the United States
Editor’s note: This article is one in a five-part series looking back on the life of one of Duke’s most infamous alumni — Richard Nixon. Read the following installments recounting Nixon’s ...
The 50-Year-Old Law Trump Is Challenging To Create Chaos
Richard Nixon tried the same thing Donald Trump is trying in not spending money Congress has already approved. It did not end ...
From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
Lawrence: Trump could not finish his first week as president ‘without violating the law’
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how Donald Trump’s late-night purge of 18 independent inspectors general violates a law ...
Can Trump Cancel Government Funds Through Impoundment? What To Know As He Pauses Federal Assistance.
President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, ...
Robert A. Levy: The US needs to rein in presidential pardon power
Pardon power is almost unbounded — excluding only state crimes, civil liability, future crimes and crimes by the president ...