If his national emergency declaration prevails in court, it will be a disaster for limited government.
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Leonard Pitts: Requiem for a nation that once dared to envision the impossible
The dismissive response to the Green New Deal doesn’t jibe with our history.
Jim Fossel: State of the Union still divided
The difference now is that Democrats control the House.
Sen. Susan Collins: I worked with all sides to end federal shutdown
Shutdowns are never justified no matter who controls Congress or the White House.
Uninvited by Pelosi, Trump says he’ll give State of Union after shutdown
Told by the speaker that he couldn’t give his speech in the House chamber until the government reopens, the president concedes.
Letter to the editor: Federal employees are being held hostage
Until further notice, they’re forced to work without pay because of an impasse unrelated to the work they do.
Marc A. Thiessen: Pelosi concerned only with denying Trump the spotlight
The House speaker’s portrait of a State of the Union brimming with danger is just petty politics.
Letter to the editor: President Trump has mandate to build border wall
Americans elected him with the expectation that he’d follow through, and members of Congress should honor their constituents’ wishes.
Gina Barreca: We should build The Great Wall of Pasta
Fencing in, walling in, walling up or closing down our great nation is clearly a ridiculous idea.
Mike Thibodeau: Where are boundaries in American politics?
Without boundaries, our democracy will continue to slip toward chaos.