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President Connolly Convenes Council of State on Asylum Bill’s Constitutionality

An Article 26 referral would send the measure to the Supreme Court for a constitutionality review.

Leaked White House Video of Trump Mocking Starmer Deepens US–UK Rift

V-Dem 2026 Report Finds Unprecedented U.S. Democratic Decline Under Trump

Retiring GOP Rep. Don Bacon Backs Bid to Let Congress Nullify Presidential Pardons

Chamber Ethics Council Shelves Novo Complaint Against Lindbergh Farias

Peru’s Acting Congress Chief Presses Judiciary to Apply Law 32107, Citing Recent Rulings

Tillis Vows to Block Warsh’s Fed Nomination, Stalling Trump’s Pick

Rand Paul Rebukes Greenland Emergency Push as Congress Eyes Limits on Trump’s War Powers

Trump Says Only His Morality Limits His Power, Dismissing International Law

Supreme Court’s Rulings Have Weakened Congress, Legal Scholar Argues

GOP-Led Congress Weighs Reasserting Power as Trump Governs Unilaterally

Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Power to Fire FTC Commissioner, Testing 90-Year Precedent

Trump Asserts Sweeping Executive Power, Including Control Over Legal Judgments and Military Use

Federal Judges Rebuke Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket as New Term Tests Presidential Power

Kamala Harris Says Guardrails Have Failed at Sold-Out Washington Book Event

Vought Escalates Bid to Expand Presidential Control With Year-End Pocket Rescission Test

Supreme Court Lets Trump Keep $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Frozen Pending Lawsuits

D.C. Circuit Orders Trump Administration to Restore Federal Spending Database by August 15

Democratic Reps Blocked and Briefly Trapped at Brooklyn Detention Center

Trump Administration Seeks High Court Stay to Oust CPSC Commissioners