Erick Erickson

3 weeks ago | townhall.com | Erick Erickson

Mohammed Sabry Soliman, armed with an improvised flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, attacked a group of peaceful Jews in Boulder, Colo., who were remembering the hostages taken from Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. At least one of Soliman's victims was a Holocaust survivor. Soliman and his family had come to the United States on a tourist visa from Egypt in August of 2022 during the Biden administration. One month later, Soliman applied for asylum, listing his wife and children as dependents.

3 weeks ago | nvdaily.com | Erick Erickson

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The decision was unanimous. One of the judges had been appointed by Trump in his first term. Another is a former President Ronald Reagan appointee. The power to raise taxes resides with Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.

4 weeks ago | ewerickson.substack.com | Erick Erickson |Erick-Woods Erickson

Congress can draft legislation that rescinds spending found by DOGE. But doing so would go through the normal legislative process and risk a filibuster in the Senate. Under the actual law governing rescission, the President can transmit a letter to Congress outlining spending he thinks should be rescinded. Congress can, within forty-five days, approve or reject the spending and the filibuster cannot be deployed.

1 month ago | creators.com | Erick Erickson

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The decision was unanimous. One of the judges had been appointed by Trump in his first term. Another is a former President Ronald Reagan appointee. The power to raise taxes resides with Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.

1 month ago | arcamax.com | Erick Erickson

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The decision was unanimous. One of the judges had been appointed by Trump in his first term. Another is a former President Ronald Reagan appointee. The power to raise taxes resides with Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.