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railway fx / Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump’s Reasonable—And Yet Still Worrisome—Emergency Declaration
Americans must be alert to abuse of the president’s powers, both emergency and nonemergency, in ways that violate civil liberties without safeguarding the public’s health.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Is Destroying His Own Case for a National Emergency
By waiting for Congress to act, the president is undermining the legal basis for any declaration.
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Trump’s Emergency Powers Are 'Ripe for Abuse'
Few Americans realize the extent to which the president gains power when he declares a national emergency.
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The Voorhes The Alarming Scope of the President’s Emergency Powers
From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things.
