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Congressional oversight is at the heart of America's democracy

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
Lawmakers have the power to constrain the White House. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump increasingly acts as though he believes he can ignore Congress and set wide-ranging national policies on his own.

He has, for instance, recently taken unilateral steps to cut off foreign aid to countries he says are sending too many migrants to the...

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