Category: US constitution and civil liberties

Could Trump be forced out of office? – podcast

This week, despite securing a temporary ceasefire with Iran, there were calls from both the left and the right to invoke the 25th amendment of the US constitution to remove Donald Trump from office.Jonathan Freedland speaks to...

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Never mind leading the free world, if Donald Trump were your ageing father, when would you take away his car keys?

Presidential decisions can mean life or death for millions around the world, that’s why constitutional safeguards exist. But do they work in practice?Donald Trump’s cognitive skills are amazing. So amazing! So great!...

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US Capitol attack: Trump at bay as first Republican senator calls for resignation

President faces second impeachment and calls to quitTwitter bans Trump to prevent ‘further incitement of violence’Sidney Blumenthal: This was a perverse civil war re-enactmentPressure was mounting on Donald Trump on...

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Trump names Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court, stoking liberal backlash

Indiana conservative would replace Ruth Bader GinsburgSpotlight falls on secretive Catholic group People of PraiseUS politics – live coverageDonald Trump’s pick for America’s highest court, Amy Coney Barrett,...

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Trump set to pick Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court, stoking liberal backlash

Indiana conservative would replace Ruth Bader GinsburgSpotlight falls on secretive Catholic group People of PraiseUS politics – live coverageDonald Trump’s expected pick for America’s highest court, Amy Coney...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed America long before she joined the supreme court | Moira Donegan

She spent her extraordinary career fighting for women’s rights and ensuring the promise of the constitution applied to allThe most important feminist lawyer in the history of the American republic has died. Ruth Bader...

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