A U.S. appeals court has declined to block a lower court ruling that said President Donald Trump's administration could not unilaterally cut billions of dollars of foreign aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/us-court-trump-aid-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #congress
The #Trump admin unsuccessfully argued that courts cannot second-guess the president’s determination that Tren de Aragua was connected to #Venezuela’s government & represented a danger to the #US, meriting use of the act.
In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said they granted the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs because they “found no invasion or predatory incursion” in this case.
#law#AlienEnemiesAct#ImmigrationLaw #immigration#5thCircuit#AbuseOfPower#Constitution#DueProcess
The decision bars #deportations from #Texas, #Louisiana & #Mississippi. In the majority were US Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick, a George W. Bush appointee, & Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Joe Biden appointee. Andrew Oldham, a #Trump appointee, dissented.
The majority opinion said Trump’s allegations about Tren de Aragua do not meet the historical levels of national conflict that #Congress intended for the act.
In its most distilled form, that’s the conclusion of Charles Breyer, the federal judge overseeing a suit brought by #California Governor Gavin Newsom over the #Trump administration’s deployment of National Guardsmen & #Marines in & around #LosAngeles in June. In a scathing opinion delivered today, Breyer said that the administration had acted illegally.
#law#MilitaryState#PosseComitatusAct #authoritarianism #tyranny #autocracy#Gestapo#NationalGuard#USTroops #resist
Deploying these service members “for the purpose of establishing a #military presence there & enforcing federal law,” Breyer wrote, “is a serious violation of the #PosseComitatusAct.” That #law, passed in 1878, bars the use of the military in domestic law enforcement, except as allowed by the #Constitution or by #Congress.
Breyer’s ruling makes plain how the admin worked to circumvent the law, & why.
#Trump#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #tyranny #autocracy#Gestapo#NationalGuard#Marines
bhaugen
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"One could say that Trump has blown through the nation’s constitutional and political guardrails, but a more accurate assessment is that both Congress and the Supreme Court — who have, as I wrote earlier this spring, effectively rolled over and played dead when it comes to their constitutional duty to exert checks and balances — removed those guardrails helpfully in advance."
#Trump#Republicans #authoritarianism #fascism#SupremeCourt#Congress
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"One could say that Trump has blown through the nation’s constitutional and political guardrails, but a more accurate assessment is that both Congress and the Supreme Court — who have, as I wrote earlier this spring, effectively rolled over and played dead when it comes to their constitutional duty to exert checks and balances — removed those guardrails helpfully in advance."
#Trump#Republicans #authoritarianism #fascism#SupremeCourt#Congress
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Trump hails new Texas electoral map aimed at keeping grip on Congress https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/politics/republicans-texas-electoral-map/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democrats #republicans #us #donaldtrump #congress
Tim Chambers
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#GiftArticle
How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions
In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….
#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#GiftArticle
How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions
In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….
#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act pumped tens of millions of dollars a year into a program to help fund state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes.
It’s now at risk of being cut.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maternal-mortality-erase-mm-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Tim Chambers
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#Update:
#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
Tim Chambers
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#Update
#Texas#Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
The #Texas#House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
#Update:
#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
The #Texas#House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
#Update
#Texas#Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.
#Update
#Texas#Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.
#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
U.S. voters are increasingly souring on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, according to a raft of new polling, but that disapproval still isn’t translating into a political windfall for Democrats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/03/economy/trump-economy-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #us #congress
A U.S. federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal probes into President Donald Trump following his first term in the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/world/politics/trump-jack-smith-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #jacksmith #congress
Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Yass helped President Donald Trump raise $236 million for his political operation in the first six months of 2025, putting his war chest at $274 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/world/politics/trump-war-chest-midterm-elections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #republicans #congress #us #donaldtrump #democrats