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Trump hints at expanded role for military. US law has few guardrails.

The Insurrection Act allows presidents to call on reserve or active-duty military units to respond to unrest, an authority that's not reviewable.

By Gary Fields

5 months ago

IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight

Experts say the failure to launch an audit earlier is emblematic of a larger problem regarding the IRS’ capacity to examine high-income taxpayers’ returns.

By Fatima Hussein

16 months ago

What is the US Constitution’s ‘speech or debate’ clause?

The argument over whether Graham is protected by the clause “is fundamentally about what kinds of acts are legislative versus what kinds of acts are not."

20 months ago

Explainer: Why our Founders made sure Trump (and other presidents) can’t suspend Congress

Prime Minister Boris Johnson can do something President Donald J. Trump can't.

By Eliga Gould, University of New Hampshire

5 years ago

Watchdog: GSA ignored emoluments in OKing Trump hotel lease

In a 47-page report, GSA watchdog Carol F. Ochoa concluded that the "president's business interest" in the Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office building site in Washington raised emoluments issues that "might cause a breach of lease."

5 years ago

2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS

The flurry of subpoenas came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte approved a brisk schedule for discovery in the case alleging that foreign and domestic government spending at Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel amounts to gifts to the president in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause.

5 years ago