| 单词 | executive branch |
| 例句 | The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And his conduct in providing clandestine instructions to Adams’s cabinet undermined the constitutional authority of the executive branch in ways that would have landed him in jail in modern times. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Adams tried to laugh himself out of the monarchical morass, claiming that he simply wanted to assure that the executive branch of the government enjoyed a fighting chance against the awesome powers of the legislature. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But he'd also vowed to make this the smoothest presidential transition in history, instructing every department in the executive branch to prepare briefing binders for the incoming administration. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The executive branch of the government—Vice President Johnson and the cabinet—had survived the night; no other assassinations had occurred. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Throughout American history, the pardonable offense and the pardon privilege itself have functioned together as a uniquely direct system of check-and-balance between the individual citizen and the executive branch," the letter reads. 31 authors urge Obama to pardon Edward Snowden in open letter 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Alternately, the petition said, the Supreme Court could order the 9th Circuit judges to reconsider the case, but "respecting" rather than contradicting the executive branch's views as stated by the solicitor general. Norton Simon asks Supreme Court to let it keep 'Adam' and 'Eve' 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z And as the pattern of Cabinet appointees makes plain, this ethos has just been ushered out from behind any vestige of discretion to rule unabashed over the executive branch of our government. Why read a 5-year-old book about ExxonMobil now? Two words: Rex Tillerson 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z “Under our Constitution, there simply are not that many people who are in a position to do something about an executive branch in chaos,” Flake writes. Senator Flake, a Republican, Explains Why He Didn’t Vote for Trump 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z He pushes through a bill to relocate executive branch offices to a Soviet-era pavilion on Kiev’s outskirts. New Ukrainian leader’s campaign had pages from sitcom script 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z In exchange for control of the executive branch, Flake argues, congressional Republicans turned a blind eye to an unstable figure who put American institutions and values at risk. Senator Flake, a Republican, Explains Why He Didn’t Vote for Trump 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The academy’s executive branch is 98% white, as is its writers branch. The Carpetbagger: Inside the Academy, Where White Men Are the Clear Majority 2012-02-20T22:34:37Z New Jersey’s executive branch ethics rules warn state officials that there’s “a zero tolerance policy for acceptance of gifts offered to you … that are related in any way to your official duties.” Chris Christie’s bromance with Jerry Jones could be his undoing 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Let’s look at Kentucky, where the legislative and executive branches are completely under Republican control for the first time in 121 years. Drynuary in hell: Garbage, garbage everywhere, and not a drop to drink 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z We were invited to come to the White House for a Christmas party that is only for the cabinet, the executive branch, their spouses and family. Will Ferrell on Donald Trump, Michelle Obama and His New Movie 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z If Kennedy did argue for his former law clerk, it was a disturbing intervention across the lines separating the judicial and executive branches — but also a successful one. Dissecting Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘Supreme Ambition’ 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Prices are often a bargain, but what happens to both the price and availability - avocados? - if the executive branch wants another distraction and decides to impose tarriffs? Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z With one party in control of both houses of Congress and the executive branch — and a president like none ever seen before — that’s going to be a monster checklist. How much normalizing does an abnormal president deserve? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The ethics office is dedicated to promoting ethical standards for 2.7 million employees in the executive branch, including the White House. How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The result is a call-and-response between the executive branch and the show. “Saturday Night Live” and the Limits of Trump Mockery 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z The full report was sent to the White House and executive branch agencies for review and comments. 'The Torture Report: A Graphic Adaptation' illustrates the grim reality of CIA interrogation techniques post 9/11 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Obama continued the strengthening of the executive branch that occurred under Mr. Bush and took the fight to government leakers more frequently than any previous president during his two terms. John Dean, Who Worked for Nixon, Sizes Up Trump 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The White House Correspondents Association, an organization that negotiates for access to the executive branch on behalf of text, radio and TV reporters, took a neutral position on the issue in an email last week. TV networks raise the price of pool video — and concerns among other media 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The executive branch was sort of the least powerful at the time. Alex Timbers and Les Freres Corbusier Do History as Mash-Up 2010-04-04T02:53:00Z So White House correspondents must rely on inside sources, direct observation, documents and other reportorial wiles to perform their jobs: informing citizens about what the executive branch is up to. Perspective | Trump cries ‘fake!’ about media reports of White House chaos. But they keep getting proven right. 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Do you feel any special responsibility to carry on his work to hold the executive branch accountable? ‘This one is for Elijah’: Kweisi Mfume on trying to fill the seat for the deceased congressman 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z In a series of decisions over the past decade and a half, the Supreme Court has pushed back against the absolute power of the executive branch and Congress over detainees. Stephen Breyer’s ‘The Court and the World’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The authors offer something more sobering, more analytical and, at this point, more revealing, situating Trump’s tenure in the history of the executive branch. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Who the president is matters in the symbolic sense in addition to the literal authority as the chief executive in the executive branch of the government. The unexpected silver lining of Donald Trump’s misogyny: “It’s a teachable moment, on steroids” 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Today, conservatism is ascendant, at least in name, with Republicans controlling both the legislative and the executive branches of the federal government. Senator Flake, a Republican, Explains Why He Didn’t Vote for Trump 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z “I am in the executive branch,” Harris said, laughing. Kamala Harris Stops By to Chat With Stephen Colbert 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Treating politics as a blood sport, he disregarded the protocols and proprieties of the executive branch, putting himself above the law. Watergate: The Scandal That Never Goes Away 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. During the February election no party achieved a majority within the multi-party House of Representatives, the body that elects the prime minister and other executive branch officials. Finally, an LGBT contingent in New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade — but that’s not the only reason to celebrate 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, attempts to get comment from the executive branch’s leading social men-in-waiting went nowhere. A Guy as Keeper of the National Guest List? 2011-01-28T22:13:43Z El Sistema is operated under and funded by the executive branch of the Venezuela government. Gustavo Dudamel on why music education matters 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z It is widely acknowledged among Democrats that giving in to the president’s demands would only encourage future government shutdowns to force acquiescence to the executive branch. "The View" co-host Meghan McCain tries to pin the blame for Donald Trump’s shutdown on Democrats 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Many things began long before Trump—for example, the shift of power from the legislative to the executive branch. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Ortiz has allowed it, reasoning there was clearly an attempt by the executive branch to thwart the legislative branch. Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siege 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Action on the new laws now moves to the executive branch for rule making and implementation. Campaign by U.S. Chamber to target federal regulations 2010-11-16T07:01:00Z Nick Brody readies himself to strap on an explosive vest and take out much of the executive branch of the United States in “Marine One,” the excruciatingly tense first-season finale of Homeland. Homeland Watch: Playing It Close to the Vest 2011-12-19T13:28:04Z Mr. Medavoy is one of four candidates for a spot representing the academy’s executive branch. Board Elections to the Motion Picture Academy Have Rare Sizzle 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Presidential pool reports are shared widely, and in real time, not only among news organizations but among congressional offices, executive branch agencies and hundreds of other interested parties. On the trail of Hillary Clinton, not everyone is allowed to jump into the press pool 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z As a general rule, executive branch spokesmen are not accustomed to worrying about “Inside Edition” — at least since the Clinton years. 2010-01-09T03:27:00Z “How could America be $31 trillion in debt and, apparently, no one in the executive branch has ever purchased a shredder?” Wanda Sykes Kicks Off ‘Daily Show’ Stint by Panning a Eulogy From Trump 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Members of Congress and the executive branch must continue to pay for the images by which they want to be remembered. She Painted Marie Antoinette (and Escaped the Guillotine) 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Not only are individuals continuing to protest, but the executive branch is doing what it can to undermine the Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. “The Ring Thing”: We won the right to marry, now what the hell do we do with it? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Well, they have to use some words, even if they’ll be more confusing, and this probably isn’t the last instance of word-banning ordered up by the executive branch. Style Invitational Week 1259: Beat the banned with euphemisms 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z "Neither states nor the executive branch can nullify a statute passed by Congress," U.S. Obama won't go after marijuana use in 2 states 2012-12-14T18:53:08Z Congress, as well as the first Supreme Court and executive branch offices. From his gravesite to where he met his end, fans are flocking to Hamilton’s New York 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z "I’m sincerely curious here, how many people would get fired for this at a normal White House? One? Five? The entire executive branch?" he asked. Stephen Colbert blasts Melania’s jacket: “This is one message she did not steal from Michelle... 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But it also consolidates power in the executive branch and creates an unsettling scope of surveillance. Urban entertainment districts: Blocks where no one has fun 2012-05-19T13:00:00Z But the program is funded and administered by the executive branch of an increasingly unpopular government that has been accused of human rights violations. Classical music's soothing powers in troubled times can help open minds and inspire dialogue 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z The glitz surrounding the dinner had made it hard for some to perceive the association’s mission of improving press access throughout the executive branch. The rise and fall — or maybe rebirth? — of the White House correspondents’ dinner 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z In a withering statement, Stella Kyriakides said the UK should not earn any advantage from signing a contract with AstraZeneca three months before the EU’s executive branch put pen to paper. Britain and EU clash over claims to UK-produced Covid vaccine 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Those presidents themselves, who preach liberty even as they expand the prerogatives of the executive branch? ‘Citizenfour,’ a Documentary About Edward J. Snowden 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Theater Project and denounced an executive branch staffed by “idealists, dreamers, politicians, professional ‘do-gooders,’ and just plain job-hunters,” a palette diverse enough to include almost anyone Mr. Dies happened to dislike. ArtsBeat: Investigating Un-American Activities, Now and Then 2011-03-09T22:00:22Z Mr. Chotiner made this argument, according to Mr. Dean: “Well, why can’t the president, who is the head of the executive branch, start an audit of any taxpayer he decides he wants audited?” John Dean, Who Worked for Nixon, Sizes Up Trump 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The concentration of power in the executive branch, and Trump’s evident willingness to wield it, certainly echoes dystopian fears of “1984”-style totalitarianism. Deconstruction zone: Doubling down on dystopia, preventing the triumph of Trump’s will 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Looking at these investigations together shows how closely linked they were, and the book examines the lasting ramifications for the Department of Justice, the executive branch and the public’s trust in government. 18 New Books to Watch For in October 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Every year during the State of the Union address, one member of the cabinet is holed up somewhere in case someone blows up the capital and kills the entire executive branch. Best TV of the week: fall series premieres are finally upon us 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The money transferred hands the same way, kid to kid, just like we passed handouts on the judicial, legislative and executive branches. Riding along with a mobile marijuana dispensary 2012-10-15T01:00:00Z According to Colbert, Scaramucci — who flamed out of his position at the executive branch in a mere 10 days — will appear on the “Late Show” this coming Monday, August 14. Stephen Colbert snags the Mooch for a “Late Show” interview 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z And there was a miscalculation by the executive branch as to what they could accomplish. How the Clinton-Gingrich years became ‘the good old days’: Republicans revisit 1994 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The revelation shocks co-host Sunny Hostin, who is fascinated that Supreme Court Justice's wife has influence in the dealings of the executive branch. "The View": Ginni Thomas and Trump were lunch buddies, and she directed him who to hire and fire 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, it’s not what the law says, and executive branch agencies like the IRS aren’t supposed to issue regulations that contradict laws passed by Congress. The IRS Employer Mandate Loophole 2012-08-06T05:58:22Z That occasion was not the first time that Mr. Friedman and the executive branch had crossed paths. Martin Friedman, Whose Vision Shaped Walker Art Center, Dies at 90 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Merit Systems Protection Board, which decides on whether executive branch employees should be granted whistleblower status. What happens when a whistleblower returns to work after a decade’s fight 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z His under-eye pouches speak of sleepless nights worrying about the soul of the executive branch and the burdens of doing the right thing. James Comey Still Looks the Part 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Apparently not a great enthusiast for the Freedom of Information Act, Sunstein has said that judges are not qualified to second-guess executive branch decisions on what the public should or should not be told. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z Of course, Representative Cummings, as head of the House Oversight Committee, was challenging the power of the executive branch when he passed. ‘This one is for Elijah’: Kweisi Mfume on trying to fill the seat for the deceased congressman 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z In Andrew Jackson’s life, when he experienced that, he then made the executive branch the most powerful branch of the government. Alex Timbers and Les Freres Corbusier Do History as Mash-Up 2010-04-04T02:53:00Z The same questions will apply, these next four years, to the executive branch of the United States government. Year of “The Forgotten Man” 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z “Enemies” views the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ relationship with the executive branch purely in historical terms, although certain retellings of stories may elicit a gasp or a whistle from the viewer. The jagged hindsight of “The Clinton Affair”: 20 years later, it looks like a different story 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z “Unmaking the Presidency” situates Trump’s tenure in the history of the executive branch, and shows how he is remaking the office itself in his own image. How Trump Is Remaking the Highest Office in His Own Image 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z And a little-known fact: For the past decade, there have been two designated survivors — one Cabinet member to rebuild the executive branch and one member of the congressional leadership to lead a new legislature. The truth behind the ‘designated survivor,’ the president of the post-apocalypse 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z In 1976, less than a year after Baker took up his first job in the executive branch, President Ford tapped him to help fend off Ronald Reagan’s primary challenge for the Republican presidential nomination. The Incredible Influence of James A. Baker III 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z To make matters worse, of the 647 key positions in the executive branch that require Senate confirmation, only 293 have been confirmed. Experts agree: Trump has made Washington hostile to experts 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Not especially, and in an era of State Department cuts and executive branch bad faith, it risks suggesting that diplomacy is just one more empty exercise. ‘Intelligence’ Review: A Diplomatic Mission That’s All Improv, No Comedy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The executive branch’s consistent refusal to provide information justifying terminations of immigration judges in response to congressional inquiries indicates that the Biden administration has something to hide. Biden admin seeks more immigration judges to rubber-stamp asylum claims 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z We know he plans to purge the executive branch of civil service employees and turn the entire branch into a patronage grift for cronies and sycophants to do his bidding and nothing else. Trump threatens to handle the "vermin": MAGA has got a hold of the Nazi playbook 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The state auditor is one of 10 positions within the Council of State, which also includes the governor, attorney general and other statewide elected executive branch officials. Two days after an indictment, North Carolina’s state auditor says she’ll resign 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch recommended it should be permitted to open membership talks once it’s addressed shortfalls that include corruption. Ukraine takes credit for the car bomb killing of a Russia-backed official in Luhansk 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In a series of reports, the EU’s executive branch recommended that war-ravaged Ukraine should be permitted to open membership talks, once it’s addressed some shortfalls. Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z He recommended that the General Assembly empower the executive branch by allowing the governor to appoint members of the JMSC. South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z He intends to strip the legislative branch and the judiciary of their powers under the tripartite system of United States government and confer all power to the executive branch. Michael Cohen: Trump will go broke and may face prison — "it's going to hit him hard" 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z "We will pass critical reforms making every executive branch employee fireable by the president of the United States," he said in South Carolina rally last year. What a Donald Trump second term would look like 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The presidential edict called for the stripping of all the executive branch departments, from the FBI to intelligence agencies to the Pentagon and, of course, the usual suspects at the EPA and the IRS. Trump's purge begins 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z As the president and leader of the federal executive branch, he “may have been engaged in sedition,” and neglected to suppress insurrection. “Complete nonsense”: Legal scholars demolish Trump claim of “presidential immunity” from prosecution 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z At the start of Mr. Trump’s term, his administration relied on the influential Federalist Society, the conservative legal network whose members filled key executive branch legal roles and whose leader helped select his judicial nominations. Trump’s Allies Want a New Style of Lawyer if He Returns to Power 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z So he goes, "I'm going to confer all power to the executive branch." Michael Cohen: Trump will go broke and may face prison — "it's going to hit him hard" 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z This advice would have usurped the states’ constitutional power to elect the president and given it to the federal executive branch. Opinion: Crooked lawyers were crucial to Trump's Jan. 6 plot. We clearly need to reform the profession 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The key thrust of Project 2025 is full implementation of the “unitary executive” principle — the view that the Constitution locates the power of the executive branch in a single individual, the president. Trump's Schedule F (for “Failed State”): Are Republicans fascists or nihilists — or both? 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z "As both the leader of a nation and the head of the executive branch, he could not sit idly by." US court challenges Trump appeal in rape accuser E. Jean Carroll's case 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Cartelli also said he has little confidence in the executive branch, citing what he says are “mental lapses” by Biden that “are only probably going to become more and more pronounced.” Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The law creating the Legislative Compensation Commission also increased the salaries of the state’s judges and elected executive branch officials. Kansas is poised to boost legislators’ pay by $28,000 in 2025, nearly doubling it 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Under U.S. law, Congress, not the executive branch, controls spending. Biden mulls $60 bln for Ukraine, $10 bln for Israel in funding request - source 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Despite their occasional homages to Montesquieu and Locke, the Heritage Foundation and its followers have flipped that thinking upside down by insisting that the Constitution considers the executive branch superior to the other two. Trump's Schedule F (for “Failed State”): Are Republicans fascists or nihilists — or both? 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The executive branch is already bracing for sweeping changes and is taking steps to shape the AI industry. Biden to make sweeping changes to AI policy this fall 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z “When does this end? Is this precedent-setting that every legislative body has this kind of relationship with the executive branch?” Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Just last week in the wake of the Hamas attack, a commissioner at the bloc’s executive branch announced that development aid meant to help the Palestinian Authority reduce poverty would be immediately suspended. EU leaders seek harmony at a virtual summit after cacophony over response to the Israel-Hamas war 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z One closely watched race is for attorney general, which holds the highest legal authority in the state’s executive branch. Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor’s race, reclaims office for GOP 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z If that were the case, wouldn’t the executive branch be described in that document’s first article? Trump's Schedule F (for “Failed State”): Are Republicans fascists or nihilists — or both? 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Embracing that ruling, lawyer Noel Francisco said on behalf of the lenders Tuesday that Congress can’t hand so much power to an executive branch agency. The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z That interpretation has set the US apart from other non-parliamentary democracies, such as Brazil, where a strong executive branch has the ability to keep the lights on during a budget impasse. Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The second case on the court’s docket this week questions whether Congress can cede its spending powers to an independent executive branch regulatory agency, in this case the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Tensions simmer at Supreme Court as justices kick off new term with big cases 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z “The deference would increase to special interest groups and an executive branch who have longer-serving bureaucrats who, by the way, are unelected.” Feinstein's death reignites discussion about term limits 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Separately, the high court also could consider a lower-court order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts. The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “The moment the court determines the laws, then it is also the legislative branch, the judiciary and the executive branch,” he said. Israel’s High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z University of Illinois Chicago law professor Steve Schwinn characterized the court's hostility to the "administrative state" as "a major power grab at the expense of Congress and the executive branch," and warned of pernicious effects. Guns, agency power cases loom as US Supreme Court charts rightward path 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The justices will also hear a case testing how much deference judges should show executive branch agencies in their interpretations of laws written by Congress. Tensions simmer at Supreme Court as justices kick off new term with big cases 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z “The moment the court determines the laws then it is also the legislative branch, the judiciary and the executive branch,” he said. Israel’s High Court hears challenge to law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Many items in the budget package, which covers more than 1,400 pages and became public Wednesday, strengthen powers of the legislature and state courts at the expense of the executive branch. Voting for long-delayed budget begins in North Carolina legislature 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “Tackling this epidemic will take a whole-of-government approach, and this new office would ensure the executive branch is focused and coordinated on proven solutions that will save lives.” White House to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, AP sources say 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The president and his cabinet are the executive branch, the Congress is the legislative branch and the Supreme Court is the judicial branch. What Is the U.S. Supreme Court? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Once in office, Jones got the legislature to create an ethics commission for executive branch officials and employees. Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones dies, fought to bolster health care and ethics laws in office 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing the key opinion, said the director had to be treated as an at-will position, like most other executive branch posts. Supreme Court to weigh future of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The attorney general’s office has argued that because it is an executive branch agency and the bar is part of the judicial branch, the cases run afoul of separation of powers under the state constitution. Texas AG Ken Paxton was acquitted at his impeachment trial. He still faces legal troubles 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Edwards, the only Democratic governor currently in the Deep South, is prevented by term limits from seeking reelection, giving Republicans a huge opportunity to seize control of the state’s executive branch. Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z It is made up of nine justices who are all appointed by the executive branch and confirmed by the legislative branch. What Is the U.S. Supreme Court? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z “We’re working today in the White House on an executive order, the Office of Management and Budget is working on guidance for departments and agencies, that’s the executive branch,” Ms. Prabhakar said. White House readies AI executive order to skepticism from Congress 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The judges found that Perry's communications with other members of Congress discussing the certification of the 2020 election results "are quintessential legislative acts" that can be shielded from executive branch agencies. US court shields some of congressman's phone records in Trump election probe 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Constitution gives the president almost unlimited authority over the executive branch, but experts disagree. White House hopeful Ramaswamy joins Trump in calling for huge government job cuts 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z I applaud Israelis who want to limit the unchecked power of the executive branch and ultraorthodox attacks on women and LGBTQ+ rights. Democracy in Israel? Not for all | Op-Ed 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z It takes a combined action of the legislative and executive branches to remove a Supreme Court justice. What Is the U.S. Supreme Court? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The process is written into the Constitution and is the most powerful check that Congress has on the executive branch. What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The executive branch’s powers obviously do not extend to any sort of oversight of state elections. Column: Trump's aide Mark Meadows faces a huge legal setback. It should worry both of them 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Specifically, the judge said enforcement of ethics laws is a power that belongs to the executive branch. The New York ethics commission that pursued former Governor Cuomo is unconstitutional, a judge says 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Mrs. Sanders said that the proposal would also update sunshine laws to the same “standard that the federal government uses” to keep internal deliberations in the executive branch private. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls special session to change state FOIA law, cut taxes 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Let this be a lesson to the U.S. legislative and executive branches: You can't have it both ways when it comes to Elon Musk and Big Tech. Musk, Starlink and hypocrisy: Elon's "Benedict Arnold" moment shows US can't have it both ways 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Almost immediately, Wisconsin Republicans introduced legislation to weaken the state’s executive branch, curbing the authority that Walker had exercised as governor. Wisconsin's Republican Party is the most openly authoritarian in the country | Jamelle Bouie 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Navarro said ahead of trial that he did not have to comply with the committee's demand because Trump invoked executive privilege, a legal doctrine that shields some executive branch records and communications from disclosure. Former Trump adviser Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The minister also said that the extra spending room of 129 billion reais will predominantly be absorbed by mandatory allocations, leaving only 9 billion reais at the disposal of the executive branch. Brazil's Tebet says 2024 budget bill to include zero-deficit target, extra spending of $26.5 bln 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The public sorted it out, and our system ultimately returned itself to constitutionalism in the executive branch for more than four decades. The media is winning the war against “fake news” 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Let this be a lesson to the U.S. legislative and executive branches: You can't have it both ways when it comes to Elon Musk and Big Tech. Musk, Starlink and hypocrisy: Elon's "Benedict Arnold" moment shows US can't have it both ways 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z But we in government need to step up to ours, both in the executive branch and for the legislative branch. White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z “Geist is highly qualified. Her resume exemplifies her suitability for service in the executive branch.” Nebraska AG questioned over hiring of ex-lawmaker who lacks legal background 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “My constituents expect me to use the power of the purse to defend their rights and freedoms from the out-of-control executive branch.” House Freedom Caucus wants policy wins, not stop-gap deals to avert a federal shutdown 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “I am glad speculation from other state departments and the executive branch regarding my ethics and intentions can be laid to rest,” Castleberry said. South Dakota state senator resigns and agrees to repay $500,000 in pandemic aid 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The Swiss executive branch decided Wednesday that the new measures adopted by the European bloc on June 23 would take effect later in the day in the Alpine country. Swiss government lines up behind EU’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Currently the upper house is equal to the executive branch of government. Indonesia upper house speaker says ways to delay elections should be discussed 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z McAfee joined the court after a serving since 2021 as inspector general, investigating the executive branch of Georgia's government for allegations of fraud and waste. Trump's Georgia criminal case assigned to newest judge on court 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The groups say “vague provisions open the door for Jordan’s executive branch to punish individuals for exercising their right to freedom of expression, forcing the judges to convict citizens in most cases.” King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The county’s executive branch is trying to do the difficult work of exploring root causes and developing effective community-based solutions. Juvenile Court: Reimagine system 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Democrats, who control all levers of the state’s legislative and executive branch, also have a 5-2 majority on the state Supreme Court. Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Office of Government Ethics and the senior ethics official in the executive branch, said, "It's just the height of hypocrisy to wear the robes and live the lifestyle of a billionaire." Clarence Thomas’ 38 vacations: Other billionaires treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z These include executive branch actions like the ghost gun rules, and laws passed at the state and local levels, usually in areas where Democratic Party lawmakers hold majorities. US Supreme Court restores Biden 'ghost gun' rules - for now 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z "Under the constitutional separation of powers structure, the executive branch has sole authority to investigate and charge criminal offenses. There is no reason the special counsel cannot investigate related charges in other districts." Ex-US attorney: Jack Smith "may need to politely tell Judge Cannon to butt out" after latest order 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z In the district court, the lawsuits argued the executive branch violated the separation of powers trying to regulate ghost guns as if they were firearms. Supreme Court lets feds regulate ghost guns 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z They also said the rule unconstitutionally gives an executive branch agency, the Department of Education, what amounts to the power of a court in deciding whether to grant claims for debt relief. Judges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The nearly 1,000-page plan, which would reshape the executive branch to place more power into the president’s hands, outlines changes for nearly every agency across the government. A Republican 2024 climate strategy: more drilling, less clean energy 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But state Sen. Bill Wielechowski said this has been an ongoing topic of concern for members of the executive branch. Top Alaska officials facing ethics complaints could get state representation under proposed rules 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z They spend tens of millions of dollars on campaign contributions and lobbying annually, while employing former members of the government's nuclear establishment to make their case to Congress and the executive branch. Profiteers of armageddon: Oppenheimer and the birth of the nuclear-industrial complex 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z It would “maintain files for each member of Congress and key members of the executive branch, relative to N.R.A. legislative interests,” and “using computerized data, bring influence to bear on elected officials.” The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A. 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The government rammed through the first of a series of laws on Monday aimed at neutering the powers of Israel's Supreme Court in favour of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's executive branch. Analysis: Israel's judicial reform turmoil threatens economic growth, investment 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z In the district court, they argued the executive branch violated the separation of powers trying to regulate ghost guns as if they were firearms. Biden wants Supreme Court to revive regulation on ghost guns 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z But he cited concerns with state resources being used in situations in which an executive branch official “genuinely committed ethics violations.” Top Alaska officials facing ethics complaints could get state representation under proposed rules 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Judge Noreika suggested that such an arrangement could be unconstitutional because it might give her prosecutorial powers, which were vested in the executive branch by the Constitution. Judge Puts Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal on Hold, Questioning Its Details 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z But Judge Noreika suggested that such an arrangement could be unconstitutional because it might give her prosecutorial powers, which were vested in the executive branch by the Constitution. How Hunter Biden’s Judge Came to Have Doubts on the Deal 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Congress, the president, vice president and senior executive branch officials and their relatives will be banned from trading stocks under bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday. Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy and House lawmakers have sided with the fishermen, arguing that if courts give federal agencies too much discretion it will conflict with congressional authority — clashing the executive branch into the legislative. Congress backs fishermen over feds in Supreme Court battle, tells justices to curb bureaucracy 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z A bipartisan Senate duo wants to ban congressional lawmakers and senior executive branch officials from trading or owning stocks, even in blind trusts. Hawley, Gillibrand push for strict stock-trading ban on Washington lawmakers, senior officials 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Oil production responds more to the whims of the global economy than executive branch edicts. How Biden’s Climate Policies Could Still Cut Emissions in Half 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Congress created these specialized technocratic agencies inside the executive branch and delegated to them some of its power to make rules for society. Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The new bill would not make any exceptions for officials' trading in blind trusts and would impose penalties of varying degrees on members of Congress and executive branch officials. Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The Biden administration in seeking an emergency stay said Doughty's order "raises grave separation-of-powers concerns" by putting the judicial branch of government in the "untenable position of superintending the executive branch's communications." Court blocks curbs on US government contact with social media companies for now 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “My bill with Senator Gillibrand is common sense: ban elected and executive branch officials from trading or holding stocks, and put the American public first.” Hawley, Gillibrand push for strict stock-trading ban on Washington lawmakers, senior officials 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z They said Doughty’s order posed a threat of “grave” public harm by chilling executive branch efforts to combat online misinformation. Appeals court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court in 1935 and 1988 upheld the power of Congress to shield some executive branch officials from being fired without cause. Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z That is conduct prohibited for members of Congress and the executive branch, who are barred under ethics rules from using government resources, including staff, for personal financial gain. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The administration said Doughty’s July 4 order was unclear about who in the executive branch it covers and what they can or cannot say about important topics discussed on social media platforms. Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “The result is this incredibly broad injunction that seems to prevent huge swaths of the executive branch from communicating with the platforms about speech,” she said. Ruling Puts Social Media at Crossroads of Disinformation and Free Speech 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Republicans and other critics have accused Mr. Biden of executive branch overreach and the Supreme Court has sided with them in some instances. Biden changes rules to dodge scrutiny of new regulations 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Roberts scolded the executive branch, demanding “that Congress speak clearly before a Department Secretary can unilaterally alter large sections of the American economy.” Commentary: The Supreme Court wants us to forget history. Only the truth can help us move forward 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z They relied on recent decisions employing the so-called major questions doctrine, which says that Congress must speak particularly clearly when authorizing the executive branch to act on important political and economic questions. Supreme Court Rejects Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z It does say that the department’s participation in executive branch planning for an evacuation “was hindered by the fact that it was unclear who in the department had the lead.” State Department Releases Report on Chaotic Afghanistan Exit 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In both cases, plaintiffs argued the executive branch did not have the power to so broadly cancel student debt. US Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness plan 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The legislative branch, when unified, is equal to the executive branch in power. Column: Southpaw Newsom is shelled by lawmakers on plans for a delta tunnel 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z He explained that if he wins the presidency, the executive branch will cease to be the source of “that fundamental lubricant of the corrupt system.” Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala’s electoral surprise, makes corruption fight top priority 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “In a case not a case,” she wrote, “the majority overrides the combined judgment of the legislative and executive branches, with the consequence of eliminating loan forgiveness for 43 million Americans.” Supreme Court Rejects Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z He also formed the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, which seeks to find “new ways the executive branch can facilitate the organizing of workers.” Union membership in public sector trades drop to ‘record lows’ after Janus ruling 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z On balance, department officials reasoned, it would be untenable for any individual prosecutor to have the power to target and temporarily incapacitate through criminal proceedings the head of the executive branch. Prosecution vs. the presidency: Trump cases present looming legal crisis for nation 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who authored the ruling, wrote that lawsuits alleging that the government has made insufficient arrests or prosecutions "run up against" the authority of the executive branch to enforce federal law. U.S. Supreme Court allows Biden's shift on immigration enforcement 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The House and Senate earlier this year passed the measure to block the student loan forgiveness program under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to reverse executive branch rulemaking under certain circumstances. House falls short in bid to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness program 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z If Seeley sides with the plaintiffs and declares the state law unconstitutional, it would be up to the Republican-led legislative and executive branches of Montana government to respond. Young plaintiffs’ attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z That would set a new legal precedent of courts weighing in on cases typically left to the government’s legislative and executive branches. Montana officials downplay first-of-its-kind climate trial 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Habeck’s ministry said that the government intends on supporting the project financially, a plan that will need approval by the European Union’s executive branch. Intel and Germany sign agreement for $32.8 billion chip plant investment 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z "The executive branch - not the judiciary - makes arrests and prosecutes offenses on behalf of the United States," Kavanaugh wrote. U.S. Supreme Court allows Biden's shift on immigration enforcement 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z “The president is the executive branch and so he can declassify anything that is nuclear information,” he said. Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z In a patronage system, the bulk of the civilian executive branch staff is hand-selected by the president—a system in which each employee of the government owes their allegiance to the president. Jack Smith is no hero — and that should scare Donald Trump 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The federal government’s use of consent decrees has depended on who is in charge of the executive branch. What is a consent decree? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z “They are not independent agencies. They are part of the executive branch. They answer to the elected president of the United States.” The Radical Strategy Behind Trump’s Promise to ‘Go After’ Biden 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” would address the concerns. Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Lawmakers beefed up the original proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, by widening the ban on real-time remote facial recognition and biometric identification in public. How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” would satisfy the concerns. Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The case was brought by the European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-nation European Union, and marks the fourth time Google has been charged with violating European antitrust laws in recent years. Google’s Online Advertising Practices Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Lawmakers beefed up the original proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, by widening the ban on remote facial recognition and biometric identification in public. How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Republicans employed the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to undo recently enacted executive branch regulations, to try and nullify the new rule that they claim has turned millions of gun owners into felons. House GOP passes resolution to overturn new federal gun regulation; Biden vows veto 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Federal Reserve, the European Union’s executive branch and others worldwide have signed off on the takeover. UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z That would set a new legal precedent of courts weighing in on cases typically left to the government’s legislative and executive branches, environmental law expert Jim Huffman said. Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z As the head of the executive branch and Commander in Chief, I have a unique, Constitutional responsibility to protect the Nation's classified information, including by controlling access to it…. Jack Smith's indictment of Trump is devastating: A reckless criminal has finally met his match 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Department of Justice is part of the executive branch, and presidents are the top federal law enforcement officers in the country. Trump documents case: what happens now after indictment? 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z “Congress maintains sole legislative authority, not government agencies, not the executive branch.” House GOP passes resolution to overturn new federal gun regulation; Biden vows veto 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “But I want the American people to know, to make no mistake, this is the executive branch tonight trying to take out their number one opponent for the presidency of the United States in 2024.” Rep. Nancy Mace: Second indictment secured Trump’s GOP nomination 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch supervises respect of the bloc’s laws. EU launches legal action against Poland over new Russian influence law 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The legislation, first introduced in 2007, would transfer the authority to create Indigenous territories from the executive branch to Congress. Will Brazil’s Supreme Court deal a blow to Amazon protection efforts? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The legislation they sidelined would have prevented the Biden administration’s efforts to ban gas stoves and give Congress more say over major rules issued by the executive branch — measures with broad support among Republicans. Freedom Caucus rebels vex Speaker McCarthy by blocking GOP bills 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Democrats on the House Rules Committee criticized the GOP legislation that would give Congress greater authority over executive branch rule-making. Congress to vote to save gas stoves, clamp down on Biden’s hyper-regulation 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “Because the president constitutionally does oversee the executive branch entirely, which includes the Department of Justice, prosecutors and investigators.” Ex-FBI Director Comey says Biden is only 2024 candidate ‘committed to the rule of law’ 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “I don’t blame the Government Committee or anyone in the body for this bill. That lies squarely at the feet of a member of the executive branch. And that’s Secretary of State Bob Evnen.” Voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker who led voter referendum requiring it 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The GOP challenge invoked the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to undo recently enacted executive branch regulations. Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Instead, she invoked the Hatch Act, a federal law passed in 1939 that bars White House and other executive branch employees from engaging in political activity while on the job. White House declines to say if Biden will hold campaign rallies 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z "When it comes down to game time, are we going to use the power of the purse to defend the American people against the onslaught of the tyranny of the executive branch?" Debt ceiling deal may be close, McCarthy says — but will the rest of Congress buy it? 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z These countries represent illiberal democracies, where power is concentrated in the executive branch of government while checks and balances of other branches are absent or severely weakened. Our Shifting Understanding of Democracy Is Fueling Populism and Culture Wars 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The latest Republican challenge employs the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to undo recently enacted executive branch regulations. House GOP passes resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows veto 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “It is necessary that proper follow-up is taken by Greek authorities,” she said, adding that the EU’s executive branch “stands ready to take formal steps, as appropriate.” Greece says it’s investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z A regular presence on Capitol Hill, Terrell has been Biden’s point person for lawmakers, serving under a president who came to the executive branch as a creature of the Senate. Who’s who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The 27 EU member countries must seek approval from the bloc’s executive branch when granting financial support to companies. Court annuls EU approval of $140 million of COVID-19 aid for Italian airlines 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Indeed, I find using rigorous statistical analysis that these reforms have had large positive effects on economies and on the reduction of corruption by executive branches. The Supreme Court Needs the Judicial Reforms We Champion For Everyone Else 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Attorneys general since the Carter administration have promulgated rules limiting interactions between the DOJ and the other departments in the executive branch, the White House and Congress. John Durham's vacuous report: A fitting end to Bill Barr's ugly legacy 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Since they were permitted to serve for just two one-year terms over a lifetime, many Athenians had the opportunity to participate in the executive branch of government. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “There isn’t document-level tracking in the executive branch in the White House Complex,” he testified. At least 80 calls to National Archives since 2010 about mishandling classified information 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump vowed to make the wall happen himself through the executive branch. 5 Moments That Defined Trump’s Record on Immigration 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The executive branch has interpreted that law as a legal basis to wage an armed conflict against Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Somali militant group Al Shabab. Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Short of the appointment of an independent counsel, attorneys general since 1979 have promulgated rules limiting interactions between the Department of Justice and the other departments in the executive branch, the White House and Congress. John Durham's vacuous report: A fitting end to Bill Barr's ugly legacy 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z “This is about a tyrannical executive branch walking all over the United States Senate and doing our jobs,” he said. Democrats complain Tuberville’s hold on promotions for generals hurts national defense 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Microsoft is funding and developing AI tools and the company expects to have a major say in any forthcoming rules from Congress or the executive branch. Microsoft president welcomes new AI regulations and laws 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The bill would give Congress greater power to review new rules put forward by the executive branch. Factbox: What's in the US House Republicans' debt-ceiling spending-cut bill? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The measure was considered under the Congressional Review Act that allows lawmakers to block executive branch actions. Senate passes resolution nixing Biden’s truck emission rules 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The bill would eliminate the executive branch’s authority to take action that could save lives “based on a hypothetical restriction of free speech rights,” Barros said in written testimony. ‘Almost authoritarian:’ Hawaii’s Cold War speech law may go 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z His understanding was that the executive branch had money available under existing appropriations. In first trade mission, Youngkin shows support for Taiwan’s independence 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z "The head of the executive branch wielded his power to have one of his critics silenced, thrown back into prison, and kept in conditions dangerous to his health," Cohen's lawyers wrote. Michael Cohen seeks damages from Trump, U.S. over prison return 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is prepared to completely upend the civil service and executive branch to fill it with Republican toadies. The unequal treatment of Trump v. DeSantis: Who gets the advantage? 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z A week earlier, Switzerland’s lower house of parliament issued a symbolic rebuke of the emergency plan spearheaded by the executive branch. Credit Suisse: Net asset outflows topped $68 billion in Q1 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z “Grand Delusion” focuses primarily on the actions of the executive branch and is organized in chapters covering successive presidential administrations. Review | A scathing critique of U.S. Middle East policy, from Carter to Biden 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The law prohibits executive branch employees from engaging in political activities while on the job. White House mum on reports Biden will announce 2024 bid Tuesday 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The order tells executive branch agencies to use data and scientific research to understand how pollution hurts people’s health, so that work can be done to limit any damage. Biden to sign order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’ 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Legal experts said Congress and the executive branch — mainly the Justice Department — were likely to have vastly different views about whether the disclosure that the case in question involved Hunter Biden was legally problematic. I.R.S. Official Is Said to Assert Political Meddling in Hunter Biden Inquiry 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Should they fail to do so, the project might have to be abandoned or completely overhauled as it’s taken up by the next European Commission — the EU’s executive branch — and the new members of parliament. EU lawmakers greenlight migration plan, set clock ticking 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z "It gives us employees of the executive branch which are serving two-year terms." Bills to create new Texas courts would likely reverse Democratic gains, restore GOP dominance 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Boutrous also argued that the Republicans were intruding on the district attorney’s rights as part of New York state’s executive branch. Judge rules that lawmakers can ask ex-prosecutor about Trump inquiry 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z It would give Congress greater power to review new rules put forward by the executive branch, potentially giving Republicans more power to block environmental, workplace and other regulations that they see as harmful. Factbox: What's in Republican McCarthy's debt-limit spending cut package 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Similar moves by other countries in the region drew the anger of the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, which manages trade for the 27 bloc members. Bulgaria temporarily bans imports of Ukrainian farm produce 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Thomas’s own behavior, however, has made it harder for the court to argue that it follows a loftier standard than either Congress or the executive branch does. Clarence Thomas’s Gifts and the Supreme Court’s Credibility 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z These moves drew the anger of the European Union’s executive branch, the European Commission, which manages trade for the 27 member countries. Ukraine, Poland, strike deal to restart transit of grain 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, manages trade on behalf of the 27 member countries and objects to them taking unilateral or uncoordinated measures. EU investigates after 3 countries ban Ukraine grain imports 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The most crucial such instrument is economic, the importance of which is widely recognized, as both the executive branch and Congress work to promote strong growth and technological superiority. Opinion | The U.S. needs to relearn how to tell its story to the world 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Congress has given authority over prescription medicines to the executive branch, not some Panhandle praetor. Opinion | Matthew Kacsmaryk calls the right-leaning judicial branch’s bluff 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The vote, above all, amounted to a rebuke of the executive branch at a time when Switzerland is gearing up for crucial legislative elections this fall. Credit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The executive branch also would look into “too big to fail” rules for key banks passed after the 2008 global financial crisis that may need changing, Berset added. Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The standard practice has been for Congress to acquiesce as its powers are taken over by the executive branch. Opinion | Congress gingerly begins to reclaim its powers. Let this become a trend. 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “There isn’t much here. There is not really any precedent for the executive branch to ‘ignore’ a ruling of a court,” he said. Calls for feds to ignore court order blocking abortion drug are not based in reality, experts say 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z And that, Wallach argues, undermines Congress’s role as a counterbalance to the often imperial impulses of the executive branch. Review | Congress is a mess, these books argue — but maybe not messy enough 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The two Democrats drew immediate pushback from those warning that the rule of law would quickly deteriorate if the executive branch could pick and choose which court rulings to enforce. Wyden, AOC urge Biden to ‘ignore’ judge’s order blocking abortion pill 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Paoletta was bound by executive branch ethics rules at the time and told ProPublica that he discussed the trip with an ethics lawyer at his agency before accepting the Crows' invitation. Legal experts: Clarence Thomas appears to have violated law with secret luxury trips from GOP donor 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The congressional flight from accountability might seem to have only upside for the executive branch. Opinion | Congress gingerly begins to reclaim its powers. Let this become a trend. 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “If the Supreme Court orders the executive branch to take some action, I can’t imagine any circumstance where the president says ‘no.’” Calls for feds to ignore court order blocking abortion drug are not based in reality, experts say 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z That happened under the Swiss executive branch’s emergency measures, regulators say. Credit Suisse shareholders get last crack at annual meeting 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z In the United States, such broad agreements need the approval of Congress, though the executive branch has the authority to negotiate much narrower agreements. Biden’s Reluctant Approach to Free Trade Draws Backlash 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z But many scholars of the Constitution and the executive branch say the charges demonstrate the strength of U.S. democracy, proving that not even a former president is above the law. Trump indictment marks a first for U.S. democracy. It may not be the last. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z While some early presidents, notably Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, expanded the executive branch, most were constrained by the dominance of the legislative branch in their day. Expert: Trump acted like he was a monarch — but indictment shows he is not an "imperial king" 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Free trade agreements cannot be unilaterally decided by the executive branch,” he said during a recent hearing. Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z "The executive branch seems to be adrift, there's a feeling it has hit a roadblock," Dabi said. Analysis: French pension standoff causing cracks in Macron's camp, insiders say 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The commission, the EU’s executive branch, manages international trade on behalf of the 27 member countries and defends their interests at the World Trade Organization. EU chief urges caution in tech trade with China 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The Swiss executive branch passed emergency measures to bypass shareholder approval. UBS brings back Ermotti as CEO with Credit Suisse deal ahead 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The growth of the executive branch in terms of size and power began in earnest during the 20th century. Expert: Trump acted like he was a monarch — but indictment shows he is not an "imperial king" 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In practice, lawmakers since the Vietnam era have accused the executive branch of starting and pursuing foreign wars and launching military strikes without congressional sign-off. Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z They used the Congressional Review Act that allows Congress to block recently enacted executive branch regulations. Congress approves measure to toss Biden’s water protections 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Pence's lawyers asked to limit his testimony, arguing that his role as the president of the Senate meant he was protected from legal scrutiny by the executive branch, The New York Times reported. "His testimony could be explosive": Experts say Pence subpoena ruling shows prosecutors "closing in" 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Holding the convention in Chicago would put Biden in a Democratic powerhouse, where the party controls the legislature and executive branches. Democrats' 2024 convention dilemma: Chicago tradition or Atlanta's 'new Georgia' 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The judiciary does not have the mechanisms to enforce ethics compliance that are in place within Congress and the executive branch, Payne said. Supreme Court justices under new ethics disclosures on trips, other gifts 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Legal experts say Congress has limited power to force an executive branch agency to hand over a document in such situations. In feud over Afghanistan exit, House panel subpoenas State Department 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z They argued that the executive branch, not the judiciary, should have pursued any prosecution. U.S. Supreme Court lets Chevron foe Donziger's contempt conviction stand 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Netanyahu and his allies say the plan will restore a balance between the judicial and executive branches and rein in what they see as an interventionist court with liberal sympathies. Israeli group asks court to punish Netanyahu over legal plan 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z He cited the example of the written constitutions of Belarus and the United States, which both state that the legislative and judicial branches have the power to constrain the executive branch and hold it accountable. Is democracy starting to turn the tide around the world? A new report says just maybe 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The deal was done after the country’s executive branch passed emergency measures to bypass shareholder approval. Credit Suisse deal averted crisis, Swiss central bank says 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Biden issued an executive order in September 2021 requiring vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons. Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Biden issued an executive order last September requiring vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons. Appeals court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers intended it this way, reasoning that the executive branch will always be more inclined to go to war and the legislative branch provides a necessary counterweight, Kaine said. Two decades after start of Iraq conflict, Congress poised to repeal war authorization 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The legislature jealously guards its authority, and ceding a strategic advantage to the state’s executive branch admittedly is unlikely in the short term. Opinion | Virginia’s governor and lieutenant governor should run as a team 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Article II details the powers of, and limits on, the presidency and the executive branch. Sen. John Kennedy stumps another Biden judicial nominee in confirmation hearing 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith and other regime critics are pressing for tougher U.S. executive branch and congressional pressure on Managua. Key House voice on human rights prods administration on Nicaragua 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Constitution, which protects legislative actions from executive branch investigation. Mike Pence, unmoored from Donald Trump, finds his old voice 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Switzerland’s executive branch passed an emergency ordinance allowing the merger to go through without shareholder approval. Credit Suisse, UBS shares plunge after takeover announcement 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Switzerland’s executive branch, a seven-member governing body that includes Berset, passed an emergency ordinance allowing the merger to go through without shareholder approval. UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25B to calm turmoil 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z On Thursday, British authorities said they are banning TikTok on government-issued phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the European Union’s executive branch, which temporarily banned TikTok from employee phones. Why TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Analysts say that might force civil servants, police officers and the military to choose between following the orders of the executive branch of government or the judicial branch. An Effort to Resolve Israel’s Impasse Stalls on How to Pick Judges 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The government says the plan will correct an imbalance between the judicial and executive branches that they say has given the courts too much sway in how Israel is governed. Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Baldwin’s attorneys had argued New Mexico Constitution prevents Reeb — a state legislator — from simultaneously holding a position in the judicial or executive branch of government. 'Rust' special prosecutor Reeb steps down from case in blow to prosecution 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z In January, the Treasury Department said it would “identify potentially responsive documents” and “make determinations concerning how to accommodate legitimate legislative needs while also protecting executive branch interests, including law enforcement needs.” Treasury handing suspicious activity reports to House investigators as part of Biden family probe 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Whistleblowers have played an important role in uncovering genuine executive branch abuses, including the Ukraine scandal that led to Donald Trump's first impeachment. Jim Jordan has found no "weaponization" of government — and no actual whistleblowers 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Cornyn said he’ll introduce legislation under the Congressional Review Act, which gives Congress a potential veto over executive branch actions. Congressional GOP plans vote to overturn Biden’s border ‘parole’ program 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “Diversity in the executive branch and representation matters,” Ms. Hirono said, adding that Ms. Moritsugu’s “very presence at the White House, at the level that she’s in, is really important to the community.” At White House, Asian American Liaison Juggles Celebrations and Crises 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, the European Union’s executive branch, Parliament and council have all banned use of the app from government devices, following similar prohibitions in Canada and the United States. Analysis | Is banning TikTok bad politics? Some U.S. officials think so. 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z He added that the task force has had “success in working with Congress and working with folks around the executive branch in obtaining authorization to transfer certain forfeited funds to the State Department.” US turns to new ways to punish Russian oligarchs for the war 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Parole is one of the few options the executive branch can offer without Congress’s permission. At the End of a Hard Journey, Migrants Face Another: Navigating Bureaucracy 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The memos were written by the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, whose interpretations of the law bind the executive branch. Biden Promised to Revisit Presidential Immunity. He Hasn’t. 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z “There are far too many members of Congress on both sides of the aisle that question whether the executive branch can be trusted with this powerful tool,” he said. Lawmaker says FBI wrongly sought surveillance info about him 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z He has threatened to withhold support for executive branch appointees that need Senate confirmation, a major challenge for Biden because of Democrats’ slim Senate majority and because Manchin controls the Senate Energy Committee. Manchin slams Biden’s ‘radical climate agenda’ in delay of oil leasing 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The bill would prohibit salary payments to members of Congress and other executive branch employees. House GOP to take early step on bill preparing for federal default 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Many also disapprove of efforts by the executive branch to bypass congressional authority in approving trade deals. U.S. and Europe Angle for New Deal to Resolve Climate Spat 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z That resistance has attracted criticism both inside and outside the executive branch. Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The European Union’s executive branch, parliament and council have ordered staff to delete TikTok’s app from devices used for official business, mirroring action by U.S. states, the federal government, Denmark’s defense minstry and Canada. TikTok renews push to ease fears over European data security 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “From now on, stricter rules will apply to travel paid for by the organizers or third parties,” Dana Spinant, a spokeswoman for the European Union’s executive branch, told reporters in Brussels. EU commission tightens rules after Qatar free travel uproar 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The idea behind the major questions doctrine is that Congress must speak particularly clearly when it authorizes the executive branch to take on matters of political or economic significance. The Curious Rise of a Supreme Court Doctrine That Threatens Biden’s Agenda 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Prelogar had an answer: Congress had already decided to give the executive branch broad powers to deal with student loans, not for lawn business borrowing. Opinion | That student loan case? I’m rooting against both sides. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z While they are at it, federal lawmakers should review the long list of emergency powers they have given the executive branch over the decades, curbing or eliminating those that are unclear or unneeded. Opinion | Biden overreached on student loans. But the court shouldn’t stop him. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z That likely means that unless Congress passes new legislation, or the executive branch changes its legal read on the ERA’s ratification, the National Archives won’t act. Equal Rights Amendment stumbles in court and on Capitol Hill 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z But the conservative justices asked a barrage of questions about the ability of the executive branch to make sweeping change without specific congressional authorization — the “major questions doctrine.” On student loan forgiveness, conservative justices skeptical of Biden plan 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z And the major questions doctrine limits the power of the executive branch, preventing it from making big decisions that Congress hasn’t expressly authorized. Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. But they've hit a snag 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z And that raises another major question: Is the court protecting congressional prerogatives — or are the conservative justices merely enhancing their own power to intervene, especially when an executive branch action is not to their liking? Opinion | That student loan case? I’m rooting against both sides. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said he was skeptical of allowing the executive branch to create “a massive new program” based on a vaguely worded old law. Supreme Court casts more doubt on Biden's plan to forgive student loans 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z This was the first time that the Supreme Court had ruled that it did not trust the explanation given by the executive branch. The Democratic insider who fought the Trump administration 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Prelogar argued that the court’s most recent crackdowns on the executive branch involved regulations from federal agencies. On student loan forgiveness, conservative justices skeptical of Biden plan 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z U.S. armed forces have prohibited the app on military devices, and the European Union’s executive branch has temporarily banned TikTok from employee phones. Why TikTok is being banned for some government employees 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The European Union’s executive branch said last week it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure. TikTok banned on all Canadian government mobile devices 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Even if the executive branch has exceeded its authority, they say in their brief, “that does not permit the judicial branch to exceed its authority.” Biden’s student loan forgiveness program comes before Supreme Court 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The lower courts had held that the executive branch had acted in bad faith in making it seem like there was a valid justification for doing this. The Democratic insider who fought the Trump administration 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Perry attorney John P. Rowley III argued that such fact-finding is protected against intrusion by the executive branch of the government. Fight over Rep. Perry’s phone has prevented review of 2,200 documents in Jan. 6 probe 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Biden restructured the entire executive branch of the U.S. government to discriminate on the basis of immutable characteristics. Sentencing of the Buffalo shooter: Black people don't have to forgive white supremacists 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Center for Strategic & International Studies, also cited a decision by China’s legislature that lets Hong Kong’s executive branch decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in national security cases in the city. Beijing official in Hong Kong warns US envoy after speech 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z But it is unclear whether the privilege applies to a lawmaker’s conversations with members of the executive branch at all, and particularly to discussions about subverting an election to keep the executive in power. Rep. Scott Perry fights to keep phone from team probing Jan. 6 attack 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s a quagmire that has extended to the executive branch. Supreme Court questions Twitter’s liability for terrorist attack 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z As the Constitution’s text reflects, the appropriations clause empowers Congress to control the executive branch by prohibiting unauthorized spending. Opinion | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding is constitutional 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z But there are many “big, systemic issues” that will take longer to address or that fall outside the control of the executive branch, he said. Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples starts job amid crises 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Digital Service, a unit of the executive branch that advises federal agencies on information technology. Leaked files reveal reputation-management firm’s deceptive tactics An amicus brief from 11 conservative intellectuals, with impressive judicial and executive branch experience, demonstrates that Biden’s behavior is a particularly egregious example of lawlessness committed by presidents of both parties. Opinion | The Supreme Court finally gets a shot at Biden’s student-loan lawlessness 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “We do not know whether these press reports are accurate, but they do suggest concern within executive branch departments and agencies that mirrors ours. It is high time that Russia stops interfering in our democracy.” Analysis | The Hunter Biden laptop and claims of ‘Russian disinfo’ 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Lee has "long committed himself to pushing back against the onerous and oppressive rules and regulations handed down by the executive branch," said Lee Lonsberry, a spokesperson for Lee. Utah senator seeks allies in push to keep EVs out of U.S. biofuel program 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Its director could not be removed for policy reasons, until this provision was declared a violation of the separation of powers because it reduced the president’s authority to direct the executive branch. Opinion | Why Americans need protection from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “On Jan. 6, President Trump was wrong. ... It’s also wrong to establish a precedent where a legislative official could be called into court by an executive branch.” Opinion | Pence should again show the courage he did on Jan. 6 — by testifying 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, the executive branch is required by law to keep the intelligence committees fully informed about classified intelligence activities. Biden Administration to Brief ‘Gang of Eight’ on Mishandled Classified Files 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z And for the purposes of the case Smith is developing, Pence was firmly in his executive branch role. Column: How Mike Pence's flawed argument against a subpoena just might get him what he wants 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “This is a matter of mercy and grace, held by the executive branch,” she said. Lawyer: Pamela Smart, serving life sentence, asks for hope 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z This case involves the judiciary’s duty to thwart Congress’s self-diminishment by impermissibly delegating power to an executive branch that wields an administrative state increasingly immune from effective control or even monitoring by Congress. Opinion | Why Americans need protection from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Burdensome grievance procedures discourage federal executive branch officials from filing negative assessment of employees, 99 percent of whom receive the “fully successful” rating. Opinion | How public employee unions damage schools, policing and government itself 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z He said the documents appear to show that the executive branch “repeatedly pressured” social media platforms to censor particular viewpoints. Rep. Jim Jordan requests documents on Big Tech censorship for probe 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Nixon doesn’t apply to an executive branch subpoena of a legislative official. Column: How Mike Pence's flawed argument against a subpoena just might get him what he wants 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In Tuesday’s motion, Baldwin’s lead defense attorney, Luke Nikas, argued the New Mexico Constitution prevents Reeb — a state legislator — from simultaneously holding a position in the judicial or executive branch of government. Alec Baldwin seeks to disqualify 'Rust' special prosecutor 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z President Biden’s decision on Jan. 30 to formally end the covid-19 national emergency this spring, unilaterally relinquishing exceptional powers the executive branch has claimed for three years, is a milestone worth celebrating. Opinion | Presidents gain too much power when emergencies like covid hit 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Beginning in October of 2021, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, then in the minority, sent dozens of letters to the Biden administration demanding internal executive branch documents about the investigation of parents. House G.O.P. Subpoenas Biden Officials for Investigating School-Related Threats 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z He also wants to fill about half of the state’s 6,500 vacant positions in executive branch agencies. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore emphasizes public service in speech 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z For example, the modern statutory debt limit was originally intended to make it easier for the executive branch to manage government debt, believe or not. Opinion | Everything you believe about the debt ceiling is wrong. Here’s why. 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The Office of Government Ethics, which oversees conflict-of-interest rules for the executive branch, has begun crafting legal defense rules for government employees, including White House officials, but that process is ongoing. Hunter Biden’s allies weigh legal-defense fund for president’s son 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “Quite frankly, the executive branch should have done this long ago, without the need for congressional action,” Mr. Hawley wrote to the OMB director. TikTok aims to give Biden administration more control as Congress, state officials circle 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It could also be subject to legal challenges, given that the executive branch would be deciding which congressional spending decisions to ignore and which ones to carry out. Wall Street Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z He announced a package of ethics rules for executive branch employees, including an ethics training program and a modified ban on accepting gifts from lobbyists. Declaring Emergencies and Banning ‘Latinx’: First Acts for 9 New Governors 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z GOP committee chairs hope to yank the leashes of executive branch officials before the cameras, delighting the most extreme members of their base with a spectacle of Democratic humiliation. The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The Kentucky Republican said that is an impossible standard that would give the executive branch a veto over a wide range of witnesses Congress would want to hear from. DHS blocks Border Patrol chiefs from testifying to Congress 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Given the tight controls placed on their handling of such items, they said they found it inconceivable that leaders of the executive branch could be so sloppy. Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z And for that matter, so can current and former executive branch officials. Will Pence’s classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z John Linder, a Georgia Republican, which detailed the department’s long-standing policies and procedures, including when the Supreme Court has said the executive branch can withhold information from Congress. Meet the Bay Area-born Justice Department attorney who'll square off in House GOP investigations 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The most prominent threat to the executive branch and Biden administration comes with the revival of the Holman Rule, which allows Congress to vote on cutting specific employees' salaries or positions within a federal agency. The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The order did not apply to the University of Wisconsin System, which employs 40,000 faculty and staff, because it is not an executive branch agency. University of Wisconsin joins colleges banning TikTok 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The White House handles a flood of classified information, and the executive branch zealously guards its prerogatives on what it classifies and declassifies and what it allows Congress to see. Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “Obviously there’s a systemic problem in the executive branch,” Rubio said. Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home. 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Since the Reagan administration, oversight investigations normally began with a broad document request by a congressional committee and then a lengthy negotiation over what the executive branch would provide. Meet the Bay Area-born Justice Department attorney who'll square off in House GOP investigations 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Executive branch referral — Congress can still refer its investigatory findings to the executive branch for criminal prosecution through the Justice Department. The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order last month that banned the app from devices used in the executive branch, executive branch agencies, boards and commissions employees and prohibited access on the state network. Sen. Josh Hawley will introduce legislation to ban TikTok nationwide 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z “I wonder if the executive branch, ironically which is producing these documents, has far looser standards,” she added. Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The order didn’t apply to the UW System, which employs 40,000 faculty and staff, because it isn’t an executive branch agency. University of Wisconsin System to ‘restrict’ TikTok use 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Faulk said that in order to bring transparency, Congress or the executive branch could require foreign actors to disclose in court filings that they are funding litigation. China, Russia could use U.S. courts to get military tech, intellectual property, experts warn 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z But the executive branch still has the power to decide whether to prosecute or not. The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Justice Minister Yariv Levin has said that the reforms are meant to restore balance between the judiciary, legislative and executive branches. Central bank policymaker quits to fight Israel's judicial overhaul 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Other lawmakers said that at minimum, the executive branch should be following the same principles that Congress does. Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z He also modeled what congressional oversight of executive branch bureaucracies should be. Opinion | An ode to congressional staffers 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z He has only ever worked in the executive branch with limited political and campaign experience. Jeff Zients to be Biden’s next chief of staff 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z A new watchdog within the executive branch will be charged with working more systematically to flag offending content to online platforms. The freedom to lie? Brazil’s right decries disinformation ‘witch hunt’ 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z For years, executive branch officials were prohibited from visiting Twin Oaks under State Department guidelines that Mr. Biden relaxed. One of the Most Influential Ambassadors in Washington Isn’t One 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, hopes to unveil the regulations on March 22. Is that fork really biodegradable? Companies may soon have to prove it. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z New beneficiaries of the program will join a growing international array of newcomers whose provisional U.S. residency will remain largely subject to the whims of the executive branch. Biden border plan expands use of 1950s-era immigration parole powers 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The separation of legislative and executive branches means that a ruling party cannot simply change out an unpopular leader with a replacement as it can in parliamentary systems. Which Leaders Resign, Like Jacinda Ardern? Often, the System Decides. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z In short, Israel’s executive branch would assume control of its judiciary. Can Joe Biden save Israel? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Offices and task forces within the executive branch that had climate change or deforestation in the name were simply eliminated. Brazil’s new president faces "scorched earth scenario" left behind by Bolsonaro 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The initiative will require the help of many corners of the executive branch to integrate the new methods into policy. White House Aims to Reflect the Environment in Economic Data 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Moore also signed an order laying out ethics rules for the executive branch and another that creates a new Cabinet-level position within state government to focus on public service. On first full day, Moore releases funds for abortion access, legal cannabis 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The penalties in the act were the product of a long, deliberative process that included input from the U.S. attorney’s office, the executive branch and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system. Opinion | D.C.'s criminal code retains significant penalties for violent crime 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Even one guy who ran the whole executive branch came to that conclusion. Opinion | Hey, does so much of this stuff really need to be classified? 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z But Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh seemed inclined to let the executive branch make most decisions about when prosecutions like that of the bank may proceed. Supreme Court Looks for Middle Path in Prosecution of Turkish Bank 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Outside of government contractors and grant recipients, the Congressional Research Service estimates that Mr. Biden has added 82,000 civilian employees to the executive branch between full-time and part-time workers. Biden’s big government is getting bigger and reaching further into Americans’ lives 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z “There’s only so much that he can do. … We have done all that we can do from the executive branch. Now we need Congress to act,” she said. Biden honors Martin Luther King at Atlanta church with nods to 2024 and voting rights 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z "The American people deserve transparency and accountability from our most-senior executive branch law enforcement officials," the letter reads. Top secret documents reportedly found in Biden cache 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The U.S. executive branch typically submits such information to Congress for an informal review before officially notifying lawmakers of the deal, allowing them an opportunity to ask questions and raise objections. Biden faces objections in Congress to selling warplanes to Turkey 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z It is the process the federal government uses to determine how officials in the executive branch should handle information whose public exposure could damage national security. How Classified Information Is Handled 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “Unlike their counterparts in the executive branch and private sector, members do not receive a per diem or reimbursement for their out-of-pocket living expenses when they are at work in Washington,” the committee wrote. House under Dems quietly approved pay raise of $34K for members’ cost of living in D.C. 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “Unlike their counterparts in the executive branch and private sector, members do not receive a per diem or reimbursement for their out-of-pocket living expenses when they are at work in Washington,” the report said. New Rule Could Give House Lawmakers a Tax-Free $34,000 Pay Bump 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court was scathing in its ruling about what it said was the “reckless failure on the part of the executive branch of the government.” Sri Lanka’s Former President Ordered to Pay Victims of 2019 Bombings 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z President Biden is calling for Congress to crack down on Big Tech companies, urging Republicans and Democrats to unite and give the executive branch more authority to act. Biden urges Congress to pass bipartisan Big Tech crackdown 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Bolsonaro filled civilian posts in the executive branch with police and military officers, some of whom appear to remain loyal to him. Brazilian conservatives condemn riot, remain loyal to Bolsonaro 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Efstration said written communications with executive branch agencies would still be subject to open records laws. Georgia lawmakers push back on testifying in Trump probe 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The committee is being given a broad mandate, told to investigate “the expansive role” of the executive branch to “collect information on or otherwise investigate citizens of the United States, including ongoing criminal investigations.” House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The decision applies to state agencies under the executive branch and comes as a third of U.S. states have moved to prohibit the platform on government devices. N.J. governor bars TikTok, other platforms from state devices 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z According to the GOP, it will examine how the executive branch, including the Justice Department, collects information or otherwise investigates U.S. citizens, including ongoing criminal investigations. New GOP majority launches House agenda with vote to slash IRS, rules to rein in spending 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Congress must act to ban bump stocks rather than the executive branch. Federal court legalizes "instrument of mass murder" 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z We are uncertain of the basis of the Senate’s claim; its response to Nixon cited inapplicable case law that establishes a privilege for the executive branch. WA lawmakers must end dubious dodge on government secrecy 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “It’s binding for the executive branch, so it must be followed.” Justice Dept.: Despite bans, abortion pills may be mailed to any state 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “The weight of our job is heavy. Congress serves as a check on the executive branch, and our committee is entrusted with oversight of our revenue system.” Trump’s taxes: GOP defends ex-president amid warnings of ‘dangerous precedent’ set by Democrats 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The panel will also probe how the executive branch agencies “work with, obtain information and provide information to the private sector, non-profit entities or other government agencies, to facilitate action against American citizens.” New GOP majority launches House agenda with vote to slash IRS, rules to rein in spending 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z “A stunning opportunity stands before us to work together like never before across legislative chambers and alongside the executive branch,” said Brinks, who was selected as the Senate’s first female majority leader in December. Historic term begins in Michigan as Whitmer, others sworn in 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z In the other ruling, the justices took aim at the so-called secret budget that allowed Brazilian lawmakers to divert government resources to their constituencies with little oversight from the executive branch. Lula won Brazil’s closest-ever election. That was the easy part. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Stephanie Krent, a lawyer at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, said the Justice Department opinion will shape how the entire executive branch — which includes the Postal Service — interprets and enforces abortion-related laws. Justice Dept.: Despite bans, abortion pills may be mailed to any state 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Proponents argue that such directed funding addresses local and state needs, increases support for must-pass spending bills, and serves as a counterweight to the spending priorities of the executive branch. U.S. Congress boosts spending on earmarks to universities 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The European Union is also assessing the situation, though its executive branch noted that a prevalent variant in China is already active in Europe. Lack of info on China’s COVID-19 surge stirs global concern 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The European Council, the executive branch of the European Union, passed the tax under a clause that allows it to surpass the bloc’s Parliament in emergency situations, which Exxon argues is overreaching the body’s authority. Exxon Mobil sues to try to block a European windfall tax. 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Kelly’s order applies to state executive branch agencies, boards and commissions, but not to state universities, which are overseen by the Kansas Board of Regents. EXPLAINER: Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Kelly’s order applies to state executive branch agencies, boards and commissions, but not to state universities, which are overseen by the Kansas Board of Regents. Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Why had they toiled so strenuously to get to Capitol Hill if they are uninterested in stanching the leakage of power that has trickled down from there to the executive branch? Opinion | Four ways Congress could begin reversing its self-diminishment 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The order applies to the large majority of the nearly 2.2 million executive branch employees, with amounts varying by local area. Federal employees to get average raise of 4.6% in January 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Both parties should support a bill that would create a cause of action so that the legislative branch could sue to facilitate more timely oversight of the executive branch in the future. Opinion | Jan. 6 committee recommendations would (mostly) help preserve democracy 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden also raised what he said are constitutional concerns contained in the bill, including provisions outlining executive branch reporting requirements to Congress. Biden repeals Pentagon vaccine mandate with signing of annual defense policy bill 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 allows some nonprofits, universities and federally funded research centers to cover the salaries of certain executive branch employees, filling skill gaps with temporary assignments. Former Google CEO linked to funding White House tech jobs: report 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The House Ways and Means Committee oversees tax policy, and like all of Congress, is able to provide a check-and-balance on the executive branch. Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The Biden White House will almost certainly try to slow them down, an executive branch maneuver that predates the Trump administration. Trump Oversight 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The requirements would apply to the executive branch - with exemptions for national security, law enforcement and research purposes - and don’t appear to cover Congress, where a handful of lawmakers maintain TikTok accounts. Congress moves to ban TikTok from U.S. government devices 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The requirements would apply to the executive branch — with exemptions for national security, law enforcement and research purposes — and don’t appear to cover Congress, where a handful of lawmakers maintain TikTok accounts. Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z At least six FAS fellows work in the Office of Evaluation Sciences in the General Service Administration, which serves as an outside consultant to agencies across the executive branch. Former Google CEO linked to funding White House tech jobs: report 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The inspector general’s office focuses on investigating complaints about fraud, waste and abuse in the executive branch of state government. Virginia probes hiring of trooper who killed teen’s family 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The settlement helps Amazon avoid what could have been a multibillion-dollar fine, while giving the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, a victory in delivering long-sought changes to the world’s dominant online shopping platform. Amazon and E.U. Reach Deal to End Antitrust Investigation 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z This intelligence was shared within the executive branch, including with the Secret Service and the president’s National Security Council. Key Findings From the Jan. 6 Committee’s Report, Annotated 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The panel also found that the “intelligence was shared within the executive branch, including with the Secret Service and the president’s National Security Council.” Accusing Trump of insurrection, the Jan. 6 committee refers him to the Justice Dept. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z A second study, to be published in Presidential Studies Quarterly, concentrated on cases involving the executive branch and backed up Professor Lemley’s observations with data. An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Historically, the executive branch resists sharing full copies of the PDB with investigators, as was the case here, the committee said. Trump downplayed drumbeat of intelligence warnings on covid, report finds 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Kaili’s statements may not have delivered policy changes, which are mostly crafted by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch. Bribery Case Cracks Open European Parliament — and Finds Hidden Cash 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z "There is not any real desire from the Pentagon or the executive branch to track civilian casualties accurately," said Jesselyn Radack, a national security and human rights attorney who represented Daniel Hale, a former U.S. The truth about CIA-backed Afghanistan night raids that killed countless civilians 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The head of the EU’s executive branch said she would propose initial plans next month. EU to US: We already have war, don’t give us trade war, too 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The executive branch in the Roberts court era won just 35 percent of the time in those cases, a rate more than 20 percentage points lower than the historical average. An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Senior members of the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, have praised the labor reforms Qatar made ahead of the World Cup. EU reels as scandal tarnishes parliament’s credibility 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Their plans included “the murder of Ukraine’s executive branch and the capture of parliament.” Opinion | Putin is trying to silence those who tell of the war’s horrors 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Rigorous congressional oversight of the executive branch is a vital check and balance in the United States’ constitutional order. Opinion | House GOP oversight priorities include worthy goals — and red flags 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Across the executive branch, several Biden administration officials have been looking woefully at an onslaught of new Republican congressional inquiries, viewing them as purely partisan and lacking in substance. Biden confidant Brian McKeon leaves State Department 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z With her in his caucus, Schumer has a clear majority that gives Democrats full control of committees, subpoena power and the chance to more expeditiously move President Biden’s executive branch and judicial nominations. Analysis | Why Democrats won’t punish Sinema’s betrayal, at least for now 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z It needs structural reforms to right the constitutional balance between the legislative and executive branches and discourage factionalism. Opinion | Peru’s democracy proves resilient against a president’s coup 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “It’s unfortunate and irresponsible that Democrats in Congress are not performing one of their main functions - oversight of the executive branch regardless of who is in charge,” she told the Times. House Democrats block Republicans’ push for oversight of Ukraine aid 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Other listed priorities include scrutinizing the executive branch for the “removal of gender-identifying words in agency regulations” as well as probing the Education Department’s “attempt to erase scientific definitions of gender.” Opinion | House GOP oversight priorities include worthy goals — and red flags 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The proposals were made by the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission. EU eyes Russian officials, banks, industry for sanctions 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, however, said Chinese customs authorities have rejected a number of Lithuanian imports and had “suddenly formalized complete import bans on alcohol, beef, dairy, logs, and peat shipped from Lithuania.” EU takes China to WTO over Lithuania trade dispute 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z As the number of holds has escalated, the confirmation of top executive branch posts has slowed significantly. Opinion | Where are all the U.S. ambassadors? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The measure requires the executive branch to transmit to Congress all documents and communications related to U.S. assistance for Ukraine no later than “14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.” Mainstream Republicans back Marjorie Taylor Greene audit of Ukraine aid 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “I mean, there is something to say about the executive branch experience. And it's not just the politics of running the government. I think there’s lots of good people in our party that are governors.” Democratic governors riding high on election results as 2024 looms 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z “Look, we understand the nuances of it, that Congress should have a great degree of control of the spending and not just cede that authority to the executive branch,” Mr. Perry told reporters Wednesday. House GOP lawmakers vote against proposal to ban earmarks 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the justices that ruling was untenable and at odds with past deference to how the executive branch carries out its duties under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Justices seem conflicted in immigration enforcement case 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z "Whatever the outer limits of its authority, the executive branch does not have the authority to change the law," Tipton wrote. U.S. Supreme Court to hear fight over Biden immigration enforcement policy 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z “In the immigration context, courts have traditionally deferred to the executive branch because immigration touches on sovereignty and foreign relations,” Yale-Loehr said. Supreme Court to hear arguments on immigration; huge impact on federal policy possible 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Lawmakers stepped in on multiple occasions to take on roles that one would expect of the executive branch. Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdown 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z “You represent the entire executive branch, including the military, and we have to presume that you are reflecting the views of the military,” he told the solicitor general. Can the military save affirmative action? 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Prelogar said courts have always taken notice of the limited resources Congress has provided for such removals and allowed the executive branch prosecutorial discretion. Justices seem conflicted in immigration enforcement case 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Does the executive branch understand that its position in this case will only encourage future despots to believe they are exempt from civil judicial actions involving murder? Opinion | MBS should not be granted immunity 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Constitution gives the executive branch sole power to make decisions related to foreign policy. U.S. declares Saudi crown prince immune from Khashoggi killing lawsuit 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said the aid to Ukraine would involve loans with extremely favorable terms worth around 1.5 billion euros every month, possibly starting in January. Hungary will not support EU aid plan to Ukraine, Orban says 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “President Trump has been put in the untenable position of choosing between preserving his rights and the constitutional prerogatives of the executive branch or risking enforcement of the subpoena issued to him,” the lawsuit read. Pence closes door to testifying before ‘partisan’ Jan. 6 Committee 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The commission called on Congress to create an executive branch panel to prepare economic sanctions that can be imposed on China following military action against the democratic-ruled island state. Hill panel sees China already preparing for war on Taiwan 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “Some believe we don’t hold the executive branch accountable. Some believe we constantly give in to the Democrats and have no backbone.” GOP Sen. Scott mounts long-shot bid to unseat McConnell 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Courts have regularly followed such executive branch findings, officials said. U.S. declares Saudi crown prince immune from Khashoggi killing lawsuit 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Trump and the government offered opposing views about whether Trump could claim executive privilege to shield documents from investigators within the executive branch. DOJ urges judge to reject Trump’s ‘shell game’ in fight over documents seized from Mar-a-Lago 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Another major issue is whether Mr. Trump can invoke executive privilege to block the executive branch itself from examining executive branch records for a criminal investigation. Justice Department and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Status of Seized Documents 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Now, the Senate, which oversees the confirmation of executive branch personnel and federal judges, will stay in his party’s corner. Democrats keep control of the Senate with win in Nevada 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said the aid would involve loans with extremely favorable terms worth around 1.5 billion euros every month, possibly starting in January. EU eyes cheap loan plan for ‘stable’ Ukraine funding in 2023 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z It firmly established the principle that Congress sets legal immigration standards, an authority long accepted by the executive branch. Constitution gives Congress, not Biden administration, power to regulate immigration 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Lawmakers maintain some leverage over Brazil's federal budget, but representatives will also need to stay close to the executive branch to access funding for their bases. In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump’s lawyers rejected the idea that executive privilege could never be invoked against the executive branch itself. Justice Department and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Status of Seized Documents 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z In Brazil, the election is run by one independent electoral court, staffed by a rotating bench of federal judges, that is outside the reach of the executive branch. What Can U.S. Democracy Learn From Brazil? 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Cochran sued in 2019 to stop the enforcement action, arguing that SEC in-house judges have job protections that unlawfully insulate them from a president's power to control executive branch officers under the U.S. Agency powers under threat in U.S. Supreme Court FTC and SEC cases 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Constitution gives the executive branch no such power. Constitution gives Congress, not Biden administration, power to regulate immigration 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z With legislative options limited, Mr. Biden has been looking to executive branch agencies to help ease the pain that Americans are feeling from inflation. Biden’s Agenda Hangs in the Balance if Republicans Take Congress 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Controlling both chambers will enable them to stonewall Biden’s agenda, block his executive branch nominees and launch investigations of his administration. Obama looks to light up Democrat's chances in key Georgia U.S. Senate race 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z It also said the request applying that law for Mr. Trump’s taxes did not violate separation-of-powers principles because it imposed only a minor burden on the executive branch. Appeals Court Upholds House’s Effort to See Trump’s Tax Returns 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z These included most of the magistrates, who formed the executive branch, thousands of jurors, and the entire Council of 500, a deliberative body with a wide range of responsibilities. Citizens’ Assemblies Are Upgrading Democracy: Fair Algorithms Are Part of the Program 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, estimates that around 35 million illicit weapons are in hands of civilians across the 27-nation bloc. EU to tighten gun trade laws as Ukraine war fuels arms fears 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But the EU’s executive branch also expressed concerns about the potential discriminatory nature of the electric vehicle tax credit provision. EU, US set up task force to resolve electric vehicle feud 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “Yet the legislature wants to give itself more power so that it could call itself into session to change an executive branch decision over the most minute thing.” Kentucky lawmakers seeking voter OK to call special sessions 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z But insisting on a review of agency proposals could give his office influence over matters that should not be left to the executive branch, critics said. Greg Abbott’s power grab: Republican overrides officials — and judges — to push Texas further right 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z A Republican Senate could also make life difficult for Biden by blocking or delaying passage of the president’s judicial and executive branch nominees. Control of Congress: What’s at play in the 2022 midterms? 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The Justice Department, which has appealed Judge Cannon’s order, argues that a former president cannot use executive privilege to keep executive branch materials from executive branch criminal investigators. Trump Claims He Owns White House Pardon and Immigration Policy Records 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z It has, however, put both the legislative and executive branches on notice that it no longer buys into Wilson’s vision. Unaccountable bureaucrats, experts interfere with popular sovereignty 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The DOJ also rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege since the Justice Department and FBI are also part of the executive branch. “This paragraph alone is why DOJ will win”: Experts predict Trump Judge Aileen Cannon’s order doomed 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Under D.C. code, high-level appointees to the executive branch must be city residents within 180 days of appointment and remain so during their time in office. Former D.C. deputy mayor defends having Va. home: ‘I geo bachelored’ 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Under District code, high-level appointees to the executive branch must be city residents within 180 days of appointment and remain so during their time in office. Chris Geldart, top D.C. public safety official, out of job after assault claim 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z In defending the new loan forgiveness plan, the Biden administration has cited a 2003 law giving the executive branch broad authority to overhaul student loan programs. GOP-led states urge judge to block Biden student debt relief plan 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Under District code, high-level appointees to the executive branch must be city residents during their time in office. Amid assault charge, D.C. deputy mayor under review for residency status 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The latest gambit to bribe young college graduates for votes going into the midterm elections is just one more usurpation of congressional power by the executive branch. Opinion | Biden’s ‘forgiveness’ of college loans is clearly executive overreach 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Germany seems to be losing its traditionally tight grip of the European Commission, the E.U.’s executive branch, which drives policymaking and has long been accused of being Berlin’s long arm in Brussels. Europe’s Energy Crisis Exposes Old Fault Lines and New Power Dynamics 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The act gave the executive branch authority to forgive student loan debt in association with military operations or national emergencies. Judge dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit against loan forgiveness 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The states also assert that the executive branch lacks the authority to create a new forgiveness policy and is usurping Congress’s power to make law. GOP-led states urge judge to block Biden student debt relief plan 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Instead, the executive branch has been tasked with devising temporary workarounds. Opinion | With DACA’s demise imminent, Congress must finally step up and save ‘dreamers’ 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z It is closely aligned to some conservatives’ belief in the supreme powers of the executive branch and the wrongful encroachment on those powers by judicial and congressional overreach. Opinion | Trump filing offers the Supreme Court wide purview in executive power 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In 2024, all these factors — from who is able to vote to who runs the executive branch and who runs the Legislature — will play a role in determining which presidential candidate gets Wisconsin's electoral votes. Election deniers failed to hand Wisconsin to Trump – but paved the way for future GOP success 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Each country has also insisted on having its own policy commissioner in the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, which proposes laws and ensures they’re respected. As Europe’s leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z We have leadership in the state, in Congress and in the executive branch who are eager to carry it out. Make salmon restoration a policy and budget priority 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The result is that this issue, and dreamers’ precarious livelihoods, continue to volley back and forth between the executive branch and the judiciary. Opinion | With DACA’s demise imminent, Congress must finally step up and save ‘dreamers’ 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In Barr’s view, executive powers include “the powers necessary to protect the independence of the executive branch and the confidentiality of its internal deliberations.” Opinion | Trump filing offers the Supreme Court wide purview in executive power 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The largest swath of objectors was elected with Donald J. Trump and during his presidency, reflecting how he put his stamp not only on the executive branch but also on Congress. They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The nondelegation doctrine holds that Congress may not delegate to the executive branch essentially legislative power. Opinion | Biden’s slapdash, election-season student loan gambit may be in trouble 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The package unveiled this week would ban lawmakers — plus their senior staff and spouses and dependent children — Supreme Court justices and members of the executive branch from owning or trading stocks. Spanberger breaks with Pelosi over handling of stock-trading bill 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z And no such deference is owed to the executive branch, at whom you may mouth your disagreement anytime you see fit. Opinion | Anyone who calls the Supreme Court too imposing is a heretic who should perish 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Executive privilege can protect the confidentiality of internal executive branch information from disclosure. Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago Inquiries Converge in Fights Over Executive Privilege 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z She said that none of the measures the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, is recommending would stop Russian citizens from applying for asylum in Europe. European Union demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizens 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Also clear is the constitutional principle that the executive branch cannot spend money, let alone hundreds of billions of dollars, without a mandate from Congress. Opinion | Biden’s costly student loan plan could use a constitutional review 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The Biden administration has been adamant that it has the legal authority to cancel student debt, citing a 2003 law giving the executive branch broad authority to overhaul student loan programs. GOP states sue Biden administration to overturn student debt relief 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Decisions on U.S. sanctions are typically made by the executive branch rather than by Congress. U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions on Haitian gangs and 'warlords' 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z For its part, the Trump legal team has shied away from explaining why material covered by executive privilege would be off limits to investigators with the Justice Department, a component of the executive branch. Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago Inquiries Converge in Fights Over Executive Privilege 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z A lawyer for the Justice Department countered that, while the Biden administration agrees with the principles of the Equal Rights Amendment, the executive branch can’t unilaterally decide whether it is part of the Constitution. Appeals court debates whether Equal Rights Amendment is really dead 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z If they claim executive privilege, then they must distinguish between records that are merely shielded from disclosure to people outside the executive branch and those the executive branch itself supposedly cannot review. ‘Giant Backfire’: Trump’s Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z She said the EU’s executive branch also advises extending the bloc’s own export ban “to deprive the Kremlin’s military complex of key technologies,” including electronic components and specific chemical substances. EU plans Russia trade sanctions over ‘sham’ Ukraine votes 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The Justice Department released a 25-page memo last month saying the president’s action is allowable under a 2003 law that gives the executive branch broad authority to overhaul student loan programs. Lawsuit aims to stop Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z No president has ever successfully invoked executive privilege to hide information from members of the executive branch, like Justice Department investigators, as opposed to outsiders, like members of Congress. Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago Inquiries Converge in Fights Over Executive Privilege 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z |
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