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The Real Test Launched By Trump 2.0: Defining Executive Power

Teeing up the court fights now

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Ben Domenech
Feb 06, 2025
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What Yuval Levin anticipates.

To consider those clearly, we should remember an essential distinction. The president’s power should be understood in two different contexts: in relation to the executive branch over which he presides, and in relation to the larger constitutional system in which he plays a part. Donald Trump clearly wants to exert his author…

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