The peril and promise of presidential power
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The peril and promise of presidential power

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 22, 202619 min
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Every president wields some amount of executive power, but Donald Trump has sought to use it more broadly than his predecessors. We look at the impacts of expanding executive power. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and congressional reporter Eric McDaniel. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at ...

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and the people around him view his executive authority even more expansively. So what does

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The Imperial Presidency. It's a term that dates back at least to the Nixon administration. idea that the president and the executive branch are preeminent. But President Trump and the people around him view his executive authority even more expansively. So what does

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this mean for politics now and for the future? It's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith. I cover politics. I'm Franco Ordonez and I cover the White House. And I'm Eric McDaniel, I cover Congress. Franco, let's start with what President Trump and his administration have been doing unilaterally

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