Results for presidential power

Author and UC-Berkeley law professor John Yoo joined Book TV to talk and take calls about the Supreme Court, his support of presidential power, the Bush and Trump administrations, and more.

The Wilson Center's William Pomeranz talked about about Russia's March 17 presidential election, with President Vladimir Putin set to a fifth term in power.

2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gave remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. ... Supreme Court that found only Congress has the power to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

2024 independent presidential candidate Robert F. ... He said if he were to become president, he would pledge to keep the United States out of war by projecting economic power rather than military power.

John Yoo, former deputy assistant attorney general (Bush administration, 2001-03), and John Malcolm from the Heritage Foundation discussed presidential powers and the Supreme Court during a virtual conversation hosted by the Federalist Society. Several topics were addressed, including pending legal and civil trials against former President Trump, presidential immunity, Hunter Biden, and a potential impeachment of President Biden.

Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? ... Ford Presidential Foundation and the Carter Center hosted this event.

2024 Republican presidential candidate Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) held a town hall in Johnston, Iowa. ... Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined Governor Desantis in answering audience questions, which covered numerous topics including limiting government power, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Warner also discussed the risks of artificial intelligence, arguing that public markets and elections were the domains most vulnerable to being undermined, and warned that misinformation in the 2016 presidential election could be "child's play" compared to the upcoming 2024 election.

Democratic 2024 presidential hopeful Robert F. ... He said he was running for president in order to "challenge the corrupt merger of state and corporate power," which he said was destroying the American middle-class. He alleged that companies such as BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are using their power to control politics and keep wealth from the public.

Democratic Representatives Adam Schiff (CA), Nancy Pelosi (CA), Rosa DeLauro (CT), Jim Himes (CT), and Dan Goldman (NY) held a news conference on the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which concerns preventing abuses of presidential power.

Legal scholars discussed historical and recent court cases that have created legal precedent, challenged legislative power, and impacted society. This program was part of Purdue University's American Political History conference with professors from across the country on topics including federalism, presidential scandals, and constitutional history.

"Today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country," said former President Donald Trump.

He went on to blame the former president for the failures at the U.S. southern border, and later referred to President Trump as "a bitter, angry man who wants power back for himself."

., the son of former attorney general and 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, announced his 2024 Democratic presidential campaign at a rally in Boston. ... Kennedy said he was running for president because he wanted to challenge the connection between government and corporate power, press for greater economic equality, and heal the nation's political divides.

American University's David Marchick discussed lessons learned from the failures and successes of past presidential transitions.

President Biden participated in a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. ... In remarks opening the meeting, President Duda praised President Biden's trip to Kyiv, saying it was a bold move showing confidence in Ukraine's ability to repel Russia and the power of NATO forces.

Also appearing were Tacoma, Washington, Mayor Victoria Woodards (D); Anaheim, California, Mayor Ashleigh Aitken (D); Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell (R); and Boise, Idaho, Mayor Lauren McLean (D), who discussed the role of women in positions of power and the challenges they have faced in their careers.

Christopher Schroeder, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, testified at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight convened a hearing on presidential power of executive privilege, a right presidents can assert to withhold information from the legislative or judicial branches.

Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Gary Palmer (R-AL) Heritage Foundation Vice President James Carafano talked about power grid security.

Additionally, he spoke about clean energy and creating jobs from the Brayton Point Power Station, which was once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England, but on this day he called it "the frontier of clean energy in America."