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Independent Institute Senior Fellow Ivan Eland discussed the history of national emergencies and presidential emergency powers. He spoke about the powers found in the Constitution, the National Emergencies Act and the expansion of presidential powers.
On this day, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. In a flight lasting just under five hours, he orbited the earth three times in a spacecraft named Friendship Seven. View this collection of videos to hear from John Glenn about the space race as well as to learn about his youth, the mission and his legacy.
President Trump announced that he is declaring a national emergency to address the situation on the southern border with Mexico. He also acknowledged and thanked family members of victims killed by immigrants who entered the country illegally.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) responded to the news that President Trump would declare a national emergency to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. An explanation of the 1976 National Emergencies Act and the possible actions that opponents to the declaration could take are also included in this clip.
Matthew Dallek talked about the history of national emergency declarations as President Trump considered that designation in response to congressional Democrats' refusal to grant his demand for funds to build a U.S-Mexico border wall.
Dr. Amy Klinger of the Educator’s School Safety Network talked about school safety and crisis response on the anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Los Angeles Times immigration reporter Molly O’Toole talked about the debate in Congress over the border wall funding and the issue of detention beds for detained immigrants.
University of Virginia Law Professor Saikrishna Prakash spoke about what the Constitution says about emergency powers.
In response to the proposed deal between lawmaker to avert another government shutdown, lawmakers and pundits spoke about the negotiations and their opinions on whether President Trump should sign it. The deal provides $1.375 billion in funding for physical barriers in addition to funding for other border security measures. A clip of Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) and reactions from Rep.…
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with several other House and Senate colleagues, launch their Green New Deal at a news conference on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The Green New Deal seeks to address the issues relating to climate change.
Michael Matera, Americas Program Director at the Center for Strategic & International Studies discussed the political situation occurring in Venezuela after the contested reelection of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
President Trump delivered the 2019 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for January 29, 2019, but was postponed due to the partial government shutdown.
Article II of the Constitution gives the President of the United States the power to execute laws. The powers and the role of the presidency are loosely defined by the Constitution. Because of this, individual presidents throughout the history have used their own interpretations of presidential authority to shape the role of the office. This lesson has students explore how six presidents…
On this day, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. In a flight lasting just under five hours, he orbited the earth three times in a spacecraft named Friendship Seven.…
President Trump announced that he is declaring a national emergency to address the situation on the southern border with Mexico. He also acknowledged and thanked family members of victims killed by…
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) responded to the news that President Trump would declare a national emergency to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. An explanation of the 1976…
Matthew Dallek talked about the history of national emergency declarations as President Trump considered that designation in response to congressional Democrats' refusal to grant his demand for funds…
In response to the proposed deal between lawmaker to avert another government shutdown, lawmakers and pundits spoke about the negotiations and their opinions on whether President Trump should sign…
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with several other House and Senate colleagues, launch their Green New Deal at a news conference on the grounds of the U.S.…
Michael Matera, Americas Program Director at the Center for Strategic & International Studies discussed the political situation occurring in Venezuela after the contested reelection of Venezuelan…
President Trump delivered the 2019 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for January 29, 2019, but was postponed due to the partial…
Article II of the Constitution gives the President of the United States the power to execute laws. The powers and the role of the presidency are loosely defined by the Constitution. Because of this,…
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