How Congress is pushing back against Trump’s unprecedented use of emergency powers
Unless the laws change, future presidents are more likely to exploit emergency powers, now that Trump has ended the tradition of restraint.
The Senate voted to block Trump’s national emergency declaration. Now what?
Here are 3 takeaways from Congress’s highly unusual rebuke.
Will the president’s emergency declaration stand? Here are three (and a half) reasons it may not.
On Friday, President Trump declared that the United States is
Does Trump really have ‘absolute power’ to declare a national emergency? Let’s examine the statute.
Editors' note: We are reposting this analysis, first published on January
Teachers’ unions may not raise pay — but they do bolster the Democratic Party
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Here are 4 ways the West Virginia teachers’ strike shows women’s power in politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/teachers-celebrate-as-west-virginia-strike-comes-to-a-close/2018/03/06/df4fcd1c-218b-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_video.html When the West Virginia governor and legislature agreed last week to boost
The DeVos confirmation vote suggests Trump will have a tough time passing a school voucher law
Despite thousands of phone calls, a pizza delivery and two
How ALEC helped undermine public unions
[caption id="attachment_19175" align="alignnone" width="620"] Indiana Gov. Mike Pence delivers his