Trump’s Emergency Declaration at the Border Is an Abuse of Power
Misusing emergency powers will open the door to further such abuses by this president—or a future one, writes Elizabeth Goitein.
Trump declares border emergency to use US military to 'repel forms of invasion'
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national border emergency and ordered the U.S. armed forces to repel ...
Trump vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office — here's how he might do it
It is unclear whether emergency declaration would be largely symbolic or would invoke broader powers that go beyond the ...
“A Massive Abuse of Emergency Power”: Legality of Trump’s Move to Deploy Troops to Border Is Questioned
During Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Monday, he declared a national emergency at the southern border. On the first day back in office, Trump signed a number of executive orders on immigration ...
Trump declares energy emergency
President Trump has declared an energy emergency, which his team has said would unlock additional powers to jumpstart ...
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Maintaining people’s morale during the war
Maintaining the civilian population's morale was an essential part of the war on the Home Front. The Emergency Powers Defence Act, passed in the summer of 1939, gave the Government the power to ...
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Canada trucker protest: What powers will Emergencies Act give Trudeau?
Trudeau uses emergency law to stop protests Law enforcement ... A predecessor of the law, called the War Measures Act, was used three times in Canadian history: during the First World War, the ...
Trump to Declare National Energy Emergency, Unlocking New Powers
President-elect Donald Trump is poised to invoke emergency powers as part of his plan to unleash domestic energy production ...