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In previous briefs, Everything Policy has examined presidential authority and legislative authority. Here, we examine a cross-branch issue of authority, the power to impose tariffs. The Constitution explicitly grants Congress tariff authority. However, Congress has passed laws allowing the President to impose tariffs without any additional congressional consent. Is this power limited, and, if so, how?

When Americans debate “single payer” (government-run) healthcare, the option is often framed in terms of unknowns, as though no such system has ever existed in the U.S. What is generally overlooked in these debates is the pre-existing large-scale, federally run health care system operating inside the United States: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Since February 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been without Congressionally approved funding, leading to long waits at some airport security checkpoints. What is causing the funding gap? How long are actual wait times? What will break the logjam?