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AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES its assault on political, legal, and ethical norms across large swaths of the federal government, state courtrooms, private businesses, educational institutions, and even the lives of individuals, the Republican-led Congress has wrongly ceded much of its constitutional authority—including the power to impose tariffs and rescind authorized appropriations—to the White House. Crucial checks on the executive inherent in the separation of powers have thereby disappeared. Nevertheless, the administration has run into both popular and judicial roadblocks—to say nothing of how it has repeatedly gotten its own way—while attempting to impose its will on the federal government and the nation.

thebulwark.com     May 08, 2025