Tag: powers

Let’s review the emoluments clause and war powers

Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. Our Constitution has guided us since 1789, through success, turmoil, peace, and wars. The last few years have been tough, but we have seen tougher times. We conclude our study of […]

Supreme Court hears arguments over US agency powers in fishing dispute

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Wednesday in a dispute involving a government-run program to monitor for overfishing of herring off New England’s coast that gives its conservative majority a chance to further limit the regulatory powers of federal agencies. The justices are weighing appeals […]

US agency powers back on Supreme Court’s hook in fishing dispute

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court this week is set to hear a bid by commercial fishermen to avoid costs associated with a government-run fish conservation program in a dispute that gives its conservative justices another chance to curb the regulatory powers of federal agencies. The two cases being argued on […]

Plug Power’s Massive Challenge In 2024

Growth stocks overall had a great recovery year in 2023, but that wasn’t the case for Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG). Shares struggled as losses mounted and the company itself questioned if it would survive without more funding. In this video, Travis Hoium highlights the challenge for Plug Power and explains why this may not be […]

Kim Jong Un Set to Helm Key 2024 Policy Meeting at the Peak of His Powers

(Bloomberg) — Kim Jong Un is expected to preside over a major policy-setting meeting with renewed power owing to advances by North Korea’s military and economy that would allow him to rebuff US pressure to wind down his nuclear arms programs. Most Read from Bloomberg Kim’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea will hold a plenary […]

The world’s top military powers each have fifth-gen jets, but Russia, China, and the US are all facing problems with their fighters

Russia, China, and the US all have fifth-generation fighter jet programs. The Russian Su-57, Chinese J-20, and American F-35 are all facing various challenges. Business Insider spoke with several experts about what’s been holding these programs back. The world’s top military powers have been working to develop formidable fifth-generation fighter jet fleets for decades, and […]

Democrats seek to restrain new immigration powers, fearing abuse by Trump

WASHINGTON — Senators negotiating new U.S. immigration restrictions as part of a deal to advance Ukraine aid are exploring ways to prevent a future president from abusing some of the executive powers on the table to control the number of migrants seeking asylum, two sources with knowledge of the talks said. One source said Democrats […]

Florida GOP strips Ziegler of powers and pay amid rape allegation

The Florida Republican Party on Sunday stripped chairman Christian Ziegler of his authority and all but $1 of his salary until it can remove him in the wake of a rape allegation and the admission that he and his wife had a three-way sexual liaison. The unanimous decision by the Republican Party of Florida’s executive […]

Texas’ new illegal entry law will test states’ powers : NPR

Migrants cross the Rio Grande from Mexico near El Paso, Texas. A new law makes illegal entry into Texas from a foreign country a state crime. It also authorizes a state judge to order someone to return to Mexico after their arrest. Julian Aguilar/The Texas Newsroom hide caption toggle caption Julian Aguilar/The Texas Newsroom Migrants […]