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From suicide pact to Faustian bargain to the art of the deal: Bowing to presidential power | David Adler

The evolution in America of rationales for the cascading growth of presidential power, which began in earnest in the post-war world and followed a trajectory through the expression of the Imperial Presidency before reaching new heights in President Donald Trump’s authoritarian pretensions, has long found traction in the

Trump’s slush fund reflects concentration of power in the executive, collapse of constitutional guardrails Adler

One of the grave consequences for American constitutionalism of the untrammeled concentration of power in the hands of President Donald Trump — the putative goal of Project 2025 — is his total control over the Department of Justice. There is no separation between President Trump and his Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche,

King Charles reminds Congress that US president is subject to checks and balances | David Adler

The irony of the moment could not have been lost on members of Congress. Lawmakers convened in a historic, joint session and heard an English King, on April 28, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, invoke the majesty of Magna Carta as a stern

Readers ask about restraining presidential warmaking: Replying to thoughtful questions | David Adler

Few exercises of governmental power trigger more questions about constitutionality and legality, not to mention considerations of wisdom and judgment, than warmaking, particularly unilateral presidential warmaking. This is for good reason, of course, as American citizens bear the brunt of the toll that war exacts in lives lost and treasuries

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top Pentagon officials Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command, about the war in Iran.

Marc Racicot: Costs of U.S. bravado in Iran are enormous and insufferably predictable

The Trump presidency, for far too much of the time, bears more resemblance to a lawless syndicate than to an honorable governmental administration. The repetitive commission of war crimes on the high seas and in Venezuela, the threats to resort to force against Greenland, one of the United States’ closest

The law of war | Marc Racicot

The Trump presidency, for far too much of the time, bears more resemblance to a lawless syndicate than to an honorable governmental administration. The repetitive commission of war crimes on the high seas and in Venezuela, the threats to resort to force against Greenland, one of the United States’ closest