All articles tagged with #executive powers
Former President Barack Obama, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, warns that politicizing the Justice Department and expanding presidential power threaten American governance, calls for an independent attorney general, discusses pardons, and cites the need to restore norms for the military ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
Democrats are shifting the debate from immigration issues to Trump's use of executive power amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles, fearing the imagery of unrest could harm their electoral prospects, while also criticizing Trump's deployment of military forces without local approval as an overreach of presidential authority.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging President Biden to use his executive authority to address the ongoing migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border. Johnson highlights the devastating consequences of the open border, including fentanyl-related deaths, human trafficking, and the entry of dangerous criminals. He calls on Biden to implement measures such as turning back or detaining illegal aliens encountered between ports of entry, reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, and resuming border wall construction. Republicans have used the border security issue to negotiate changes to Biden's $110 billion supplemental aid package for Ukraine and other causes.