The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has flared up in the thick of the justices’ summer recess. President Trump is urging the justices to revive his mail ballot restrictions and allow White House ballroom construction to resume. It again puts the high court in the hot seat after its string of key rulings on other aspects of [...]
A new DOJ policy being implemented by new Attorney General Todd Blanche may allow President Trump’s private communications with his advisors to be shielded from investigations. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), member of the House Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, joins Alex Witt to share her thoughts on this and more.
The DOJ has broadened the interpretation of “executive privilege,” a statute that shields certain sensitive presidential communications from public, judicial, or congressional oversight.
Executive privilege can shield President Trump's communications with "private advisers" outside of the government, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel concluded Monday. Why it matters: Democrats have been planning to bypass expected White House stonewalling by subpoenaing companies, colleges and private citizens if they win enough seats in November. The new opinion could create a new hurdle for Democrats should they retake Congress. - "It really could be a pretty significant weapon" for the administration "to deflect a lot of that congressional investigation of private parties," says Jonathan Shaub, a University of Kentucky law professor and former OLC attorney. The fine print: "The need for presidential confidentiality…
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.
A D.C. Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that the Constitution gives Congress, not the president, authority over changes to the White House.
A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump’s White House ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations Trump says are needed for security. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel ruled that Congress retains control over funding for development at the White House and had not authorized Trump’s project. The court paused its order for two weeks to allow the Trump administration to seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6016709-donald-trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-appeals-court-block/
The three-judge panel of the court ruled 2-1 against the president.
A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump’s White House ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations Trump says are needed for security. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel ruled that Congress retains control over funding for development at the White House and [...]
President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.