As we enter peak hurricane season, some members of Congress are sounding the alarm on how Americans receive communication during an emergency. The U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on public safety communications on Tuesday.

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 says the president can take action against an “unusual and extraordinary threat.” Trump imposed new tariffs on dozens of countries because he said the U.S. trade deficit presented such a threat, though it is not new.

House Republicans took up a slate of bills on Wednesday aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.’s criminal justice system and reduce the autonomy of the local government, coming as President Trump’s

A lawyer who helped President Donald Trump try to overturn the 2020 election claimed the president can "exercise some emergency powers" to wield authority over elections.