The Supreme Court and the Trump Administration

Run time: 47 minutes

Jamelle Bouie and David French of The New York Times, Sarah Isgur of The Dispatch, and Melissa Murray of NYU School of Law join Jeffrey Rosen to make sense of the relationship between the Roberts Court and the Trump administration. They discuss how the Supreme Court might resolve open legal questions—including impoundment and the unitary executive theory—and debate the Court’s role in maintaining the separation of powers. Listen now

Juan Williams on the Rise of the America’s Second Civil Rights Movement

Run time: 1 hour

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie joins award-winning journalist Juan Williams for a conversation on Williams’ new book, New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement, exploring the emergence of a new civil rights era—from the 2008 election of President Obama to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Watch now

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The Constitution and the federal budget process

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“The state of the federal budget is a hot topic of discussion with the House of Representatives passing a federal budget resolution on Feb. 25, 2025, for consideration by the Senate. ...” Read more

Will a Supreme Court precedent limiting presidential removal powers survive?

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“A Supreme Court ruling from the 1930s is getting new attention as President Donald Trump is seeking to fire the head of an independent government agency formed by Congress. ...” Read more

The 19th Amendment: Women Fight for Rights (1848-1877) 

In celebration of Women’s History Month, experience the first section of The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote in this Google Arts and Culture online exhibit. The first installment of a three-part series discovers how the early women’s suffrage movement formed and later divided over race and tactics after the Civil War. Trace the movement through the Reconstruction era, as women experimented with new strategies to secure the ballot.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 7

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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