executive power

Questions Arise About Gorsuch’s Views on Torture and Executive Power

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Mar 17, 2017 Critics are concerned that the Supreme Court nominee won't offer an adequate check on Donald Trump's agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Get the Authorization

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 30, 2014 President Obama should call Congress back to Washington for a special session to vote on authorizing war against the Islamic State. If he does not, Congress should return on its own to conduct this vital debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenwald Responds to the DOJ’s Targeted Killing Leak

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 The Department of Justice memo released by NBC News on Monday, which asserts the right of U.S. officials to kill American citizens without due process, “equates government accusations with guilt,” writes Glenn Greenwald in The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egyptians Protest President Morsi at Mass Rally

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Tens of thousands of Egyptians poured back into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday for a demonstration against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers -- before a constitution could be written -- claiming they were needed to protect the revolution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaking War

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Jun 12, 2012 What lies at the nexus of Obama’s targeted drone killings, his self-serving leaks, and his aggressive prosecution of whistleblowers is a president who believes himself above the law, and seems convinced that he alone has a preternatural ability to determine right from wrong. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Nine Secret Bush-Era Documents Released

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2009 The Justice Department has released nine secret memos and opinions written by the Office of Legal Counsel that authorized some of the Bush administration's unlawful national security policies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )