Trump, Venezuela and National Emergency
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“The War Powers Act is Unconstitutional, totally violating Article II of the Constitution, as all Presidents, and their Departments of Justice, have determined before me,” Trump wrote. But Trump went too far by calling the 1973 War Powers Resolution unconstitutional. Courts have repeatedly declined to rule on its constitutionality.
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Trump administration to begin FEMA cuts, dozens of disaster response workers to be terminated
According to a report, FEMA employees received emails on New Year's Eve informing them their positions would not be renewed and that their services would no longer be needed once their contracts expire in early January.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in U.S. Treasury accounts, the White House said on Saturday.
FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
The president propped up old coal plants and killed offshore wind farms in the name of national security. That has raised accusations of contradictory
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FEMA planning exercise envisioned deep workforce cuts, adding to uncertainty around agency’s future
Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders were told to prepare for a possible gutting of their workforce — by as much as half — in the coming months, according to an internal email sent to top FEMA officials last month.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not issue a ruling on Friday in a major case testing the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The justices issued one ruling on Friday in a criminal case. The court does not announce in advance what cases will be decided.