In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts.
To reach that conclusion, the High Court grappled with this question: how much power a president should have?
And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.
But did it pave the way for Trump's second term and the constitutional questions it's raised: From the dismantling of federal agencies established by Congress to the deportation migrants to third party countries without due process?
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Consider This from NPR - How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump’s second term
In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts.
To reach that conclusion, the High Court grappled with this question: how much power a president should have?
And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.
But did it pave the way for Trump's second term and the constitutional questions it's raised: From the dismantling of federal agencies established by Congress to the deportation migrants to third party countries without due process?
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To reach that conclusion, the High Court grappled with this question: how much power a president should have?
And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.
But did it pave the way for Trump's second term and the constitutional questions it's raised: From the dismantling of federal agencies established by Congress to the deportation migrants to third party countries without due process?
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Up First from NPR - The Long Shadow of Duterte’s Drug War
With the recent arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, a spotlight is again on actions taken during his presidency. Even years after Duterte declared his war on drugs, the reverberations continue to tear through the country. The loved ones of those killed are still left seeking justice and the extra-judicial killings, commonly called EJKs, that defined Duterte's war continue to sow fear amongst the people.
Today on The Sunday Story, we share an episode that originally aired last year with reporter Emily Feng. She traveled to the Philippines to understand the aftermath of Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
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Today on The Sunday Story, we share an episode that originally aired last year with reporter Emily Feng. She traveled to the Philippines to understand the aftermath of Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
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Consider This from NPR - On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle
Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose small population is facing big questions – about climate change, economic development, and identity.
Today we bring you a reporter's notebook, traveling with NPR's Juana Summers and her team through Greenland at a time of huge political uncertainty.
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Today we bring you a reporter's notebook, traveling with NPR's Juana Summers and her team through Greenland at a time of huge political uncertainty.
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Consider This from NPR - On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle
Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose small population is facing big questions – about climate change, economic development, and identity.
Today we bring you a reporter's notebook, traveling with NPR's Juana Summers and her team through Greenland at a time of huge political uncertainty.
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Today we bring you a reporter's notebook, traveling with NPR's Juana Summers and her team through Greenland at a time of huge political uncertainty.
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Consider This from NPR - On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle
Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose small population is facing big questions – about climate change, economic development, and identity.
Today we bring you a reporter's notebook, traveling with NPR's Juana Summers and her team through Greenland at a time of huge political uncertainty.
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Up First from NPR - DHS job cuts, Travel troubles under Trump, Sudan Civil War latest
The Department of Homeland Security makes cuts to its office for civil rights and civil liberties and other oversight offices, saying these offices slow down enforcement. Immigration officials at checkpoints are detaining travelers to the US over what were once minor visa violations. Sudan's military has retaken the seat of the country's government after nearly two years.
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State of the World from NPR - China Watchers See Parallels in American Politics
China scholars in the U.S. compare China's Cultural Revolution and current American dynamics, and see similarities between MAGA and what's called 'the China Dream.'
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Consider This from NPR - The long history of Russia’s broken promises to Ukraine
Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.
For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.
And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.
One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.
Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.
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For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.
And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.
One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.
Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.
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Consider This from NPR - The long history of Russia’s broken promises to Ukraine
Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.
For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.
And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.
One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.
Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.
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For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.
And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.
One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.
Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.
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