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Are Trump’s Actions Unprecedented? We Asked Historians (Again).

“Past presidents took pains to put their holdings in a blind trust or to divest entirely from identifiable individual companies.”
Andrew Rudalevige

Andrew Rudalevige, Barbara Perry, and Russell Riley

Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level

Russell Riley, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, acknowledged the nation’s long history of expanding presidential authority. But, he added, “we have an equally robust history of cramming the presidency back into its constitutional box once war or economic crisis has passed.”

Russell Riley, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

The Affordability Crisis

Jennifer Lawless discusses the affordability crisis.

Jennifer Lawless

‘US policy toward China should be grounded in reality’

Global Times (GT) reporters Liu Xuandi and Ma Ruiqian spoke with Brantly Womack, faculty senior fellow of Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Brantly Womack

Will Congress rise if IEEPA falls?

"The fall of IEEPA tariffs could spur Congress to rise up and pen legislation to retroactively approve and implement many of the bilateral trade frameworks Trump has negotiated. On the other hand, if the Supreme Court upholds presidential authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA, then the United States will witness a massive transfer of power from the legislative to the executive branch."

Everett Eissenstat

This National Security Strategy is a Joke

Eric and Eliot discuss the newly released National Security Strategy's flaws, highlighting its incoherence and hostility to Europe. They note the strategy's unwillingness to identify Russia, China, and Iran as enemies of the United States and the abdication of the U.S. role in maintaining global order. The pair also discuss the latest pressure on Ukraine to capitulate to Russia before welcoming returning guest Representative Jim Himes for a conversation about the Trump Administration's Venezuela policy.

Eric Edelman