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Tag: War and Emergency Powers (US)

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There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims

May 9, 2025KAREN ZRAICKComments Off on There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims

In the suit, 15 Democratic states called Trump’s declaration illegal and said federal agencies were rushing permits for fossil fuel projects under false pretenses.

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Most U.S. States Have Let Their Covid Emergencies Expire

July 22, 2022Adeel HassanComments Off on Most U.S. States Have Let Their Covid Emergencies Expire

The wider latitude conferred by a state’s public health emergency was critical to states’ responses to earlier waves of coronavirus cases.

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Trump’s Virus Treatment Revives Questions About Unchecked Nuclear Authority

October 11, 2020DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Trump’s Virus Treatment Revives Questions About Unchecked Nuclear Authority

Even before the president was given mood-altering drugs, there was a movement to end the commander in chief’s sole authority to launch nuclear weapons.

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For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020SELAM GEBREKIDANComments Off on For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power

Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?

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Americans Demand a Rethinking of the ‘Forever War’

February 3, 2020EDWARD WONGComments Off on Americans Demand a Rethinking of the ‘Forever War’

The United States must stop its involvement in endless wars, say bipartisan critics of both President Trump’s actions and Washington policymakers.

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Pompeo Warns Iran’s Leaders U.S. Could Attack Them if They Retaliate

January 6, 2020EDWARD WONGComments Off on Pompeo Warns Iran’s Leaders U.S. Could Attack Them if They Retaliate

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo added to President Trump’s earlier message that the U.S. might attack Iran if it took hostile actions against American interests for the strike on Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.

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In Era of Perpetual Conflict, a Volatile President Grabs Expanded Powers to Make War

January 4, 2020MARK MAZZETTIComments Off on In Era of Perpetual Conflict, a Volatile President Grabs Expanded Powers to Make War

The killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani is the latest example of the capricious way in which the president, as commander in chief, has chosen to flex his lethal powers.

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House Votes to Block Arms Sales to Gulf Nations, Setting Up Trump’s Third Veto

July 17, 2019CATIE EDMONDSONComments Off on House Votes to Block Arms Sales to Gulf Nations, Setting Up Trump’s Third Veto

The measures would block the sale of billions of dollars of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. No other foreign policy issue has made as big a rift between the president and Congress.

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Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Ephrat Livni

U.N. Condemns Israel’s New Aid Program in Gaza, After Chaotic Start

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Aaron Boxerman

Japan Welcomes a New Sumo Champ. Surprise: He’s Japanese.

May 28, 2025Victor Mather

Turkey Cracks Down on Fliers Who Stand Up Too Soon, Threatening Fines

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Jenny Gross

Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic

Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport Again After Houthi Attacks

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Natan Odenheimer

Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

May 28, 2025IVAN NECHEPURENKO

Merz Says Germany Will Step Up Ukraine Weapons Support as Zelensky Visits

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE

Wednesday Briefing: Chaos at a Gaza Aid Site

May 28, 2025Justin Porter

Trump’s Tariffs Drive a Rise in Trade Crime

May 27, 2025Ana Swanson and Lazaro Gamio
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