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Executive Power

The Lede

The Supreme Court Gets Back to Work

The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.
Letter from Trump’s Washington

How Many Court Cases Can Trump Lose in a Single Week?

From tariffs and immigration to the National Guard, federal judges are rejecting Trump’s ridiculous cover stories.
The Lede

The Supreme Court Undercuts Another Check on Executive Power

In leaping to defend the Trump Administration, the Court conveniently ignored a long-established precedent that prevented Presidents from firing independent-agency heads at will.
The Lede

J. D. Vance Warns Courts to Get in Line

The Vice-President says it’s time for Chief Justice John Roberts to step in and make judges behave. He’s wrong.
Letter from Trump’s Washington

Will Trump’s Gulf of America Power Trip Break the White House Press Corps?

The Associated Press had its day in court on Thursday, but free speech in this Presidency is already a big loser.
Q. & A.

Why “Constitutional Crisis” Fails to Capture Trump’s Attack on the Rule of Law

The Administration’s defiance of Congress and the judiciary has both flouted and made use of the country’s legal system.
Q. & A.

How Donald Trump Is Transforming Executive Power

A flurry of seemingly illegal orders and firings could tee up the Supreme Court to cement a vast expansion of Presidential authority.
Q. & A.

Donald Trump’s Plan to Make the Presidency More Like a Kingship

For a potential second term, the former President is devising the greatest reshaping of the federal bureaucracy in recent American history. Would the changes stand up to legal scrutiny?
Profiles

William Barr, Trump’s Sword and Shield

The Attorney General’s mission to maximize executive power and protect the Presidency.
News Desk

A Green Light on the Border Wall as Trump’s Supreme Court Victories Mount

The Court’s decision tells us that a conservative majority would rather see the case go away quickly than confront hard questions about executive power and Congress’s role.
Comment

Do the Democrats Have a Post-Kavanaugh, Post-Midterm Game Plan?

The Party needs to fight Supreme Court battles in a way that is consistent with its principles—and reject as many untenable nominees as Trump names.