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Tracking presidential actions and other news.

Action Area: unitary-executive

2 posts

Judge Rules Trump Has the Authority to Impose Tariffs

Date: 2025-05-23

Source: abcnews.go.com

Type: news

Action areas: tariffs unitary-executive

Human-written

A federal judge in Florida says the president has the authority to declare emergencies and impose tariffs based on a ruling from a 1970s court case involving a Japanese zipper company.

Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions

Date: 2025-06-04

Source: whitehouse.gov

Type: presidential-action

Action areas: federal-investigation unitary-executive

AI-generated

The order directs the Counsel to the President and the Attorney General to investigate allegations concerning the use of an autopen for signing executive actions during President Biden's term. The investigation will focus on whether there was a deliberate attempt to hide Biden's alleged cognitive decline and unconstitutionally exercise Presidential authority. It will also scrutinize the circumstances surrounding the execution of numerous executive actions, including the use of the autopen for policy documents, executive orders, and clemency grants.