This was one of the busiest weeks for democracy since Donald Trump took office — and this is all before the Supreme Court issues its final, most anticipated six decisions of the term at 10 a.m. today. I’ll have more to say about that later today.
This was one of the busiest weeks for democracy since Donald Trump took office — and this is all before the Supreme Court issues its final, most anticipated six decisions of the term at 10 a.m. today. I’ll have more to say about that later today.
The week was dominated by three critical democracy stories — all involving Congress.
It began with Republican leadership blindly backing Donald Trump’s military strike on Iran Iran. As I wrote earlier in the week, presidents often use military force without congressional approval in advance, but they usually make some effort to acknowledge Congress’s constitutional role in declaring war.
Not only did Trump fail to advise Congress in advance, but he also stiffed their request for a full classified briefing — even after the actions were completed. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Leader John Thune assumed their usual posture as apologists for a president treating them like doormats. As if to parade the fact that he is disregarding Congress’s express constitutional role, Trump insisted that the limited bombing run would be called a “war.”
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