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Executive orders are almost always drafted by someone other than the President (at least in the last hundred years or so), although the President might provide an initial outline and might have editor …

This has two components. There is probably no legitimate reason to disclose the portion of the highly classified information which is received from a sister intelligence agency under limited terms an …

This is possible because the general election in the fall is not a primary election limited to Republicans. Trump is quite popular with affiliated Republicans, but very unpopular with Democrats and …

Whether Trump has said it or not, the fundamental issue is simple. Trump leads the executive branch of the federal government, which has no direct role in conducting federal elections and counting the …

Criticizing a sitting President is not the same as conducting a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office, even if the President is running for re-election. T …

Evidence That Trump Is Anti-Science There is plenty of evidence that the Trump administration is anti-science. For example: One of his first acts in office was to place a gag order on federal scien …

Has Mr. Trump or his administration published or otherwise described any evidence-based or otherwise informed (cost/benefit) analysis of a border wall, compared to other methods of policing the …

Isn't Trump's policy towards Pakistan paradoxical, as it will expedite a Chinese military base in Pakistan, and push Pakistan into Russian or Chinese sphere? In Pakistan, Chinese interests (m …

The U.S. has mostly provided low key logistical support and remains a major arms supplier to Saudi Arabia, but has urged restraint in recent times. But, it has avoided a front line combat role and has …

There isn't an answer that is so general. Certain kinds of false official reports are prohibited in particular contexts, but there is not a general rule that makes it illegal or a crime to mislead a P …

All of the President's authority in this regard flows from statutes enacted by Congress giving him such authority. Myriad statutes are potentially implicated, so there isn't a simple answer to what st …

The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled unanimously today that President Obama did not exceed his constitutional and statutory authority in issuing the DACA executive order, and r …

First, a lawsuit alleging some violation of a federal election law or the constitution would have to be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction over the state in which an irregularity wa …

The underlying political theory behind the First Amendment protection of the media mentioned in the other answer is that the governments and courts cannot be trusted to determine what is and is not tr …

The Polling Systemically Overestimated Democratic Results At Unprecedented Levels The polling in the 2020 election had systematic problems that caused them to under-measure support for Republicans and …