by Charlotte Kelly | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
In the blog post by Taylor Williams of Saint Louis University, she addresses Donald Trump’s usage of executive power to declare a “national emergency” in order to circumvent congress and secure funding for his border wall. Although it is not beyond his power to...
by Isabel Colyer | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On February 15, President Trump declared a national emergency over the situation on the United States–Mexico border. This move allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from various military construction projects for use at his discretion. According to White...
by Susmitha Rani Chinni | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On Tuesday, February 15th president Trump declared a national emergency toward the United States and Mexico border. Such powers allow Trump to divert funds from other government departments. Trump planned on expunging $3.6 billion from military construction...
by Olivia Kesselring | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
Populist rhetoric emerges as the dominant theme in the race for the 2020 presidency, further polarizing the left and right. Over the last few years, there has been a rise in candidates on both ends of the political spectrum re-defining their political ideologies in...
by Nicholas Bornstein | Feb 13, 2019 | Boston University
Just over a month ago, President Donald Trump remarked to a group of reporters that, “…my actings are doing really great… I sort of like ‘acting’. It gives me more flexibility; do you understand that?”. The “actings” he referred to include Acting Attorney General Matt...
