How much power may Congress delegate to federal agencies?
Editor’s Note: This essay first appeared in the Originalism Blog. The subject is very important, but the essay is rather technical: It discusses the extent to which Congress may delegate responsibilities to federal agencies. Some scholars have argued recently that... The House Has Impeached; What Comes Next?
Is impeachment valid even though the speaker has not transmitted it to the Senate? Some argue that the Senate is not prohibited by the Constitution to start a trial, even if the articles of impeachment are not transmitted from the House to the Senate. But is this the...
More Excuses While Feds Run Biggest Deficit in Seven Years
The Trump administration has outdone itself. After running up the biggest deficit in six years in fiscal 2018, the U.S. government managed to increase that massive budget shortfall by 26 percent in 2019. The Treasury Department released the fiscal year 2019 budget...