Emergency Powers Are About to Be Tested
Trump’s potential use of extraordinary authorities may be the first signal of how he intends to govern the second time around.
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Illustration by Mark Harris. Sources: Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty; John Moore / Getty; Library of Congress; FPG / Hulton Archive / Getty; Gregory Bull / AP. Trump’s Reasonable—And Yet Still Worrisome—Emergency Declaration
Americans must be alert to abuse of the president’s powers, both emergency and nonemergency, in ways that violate civil liberties without safeguarding the public’s health.
railway fx / Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump Is Destroying His Own Case for a National Emergency
By waiting for Congress to act, the president is undermining the legal basis for any declaration.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump’s Emergency Powers Are 'Ripe for Abuse'
Few Americans realize the extent to which the president gains power when he declares a national emergency.
The Alarming Scope of the President’s Emergency Powers
From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things.
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