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What does an executive order really mean? A UVA government expert explains

“Totally normal for presidents to take office and issue executive orders,” Potter said. “Where Trump differs is in the volume and executive orders and their provocative nature. Some of these are really pressing the boundaries of what powers belong from the Constitution to the president and what powers belong to the Congress.”
Rachel Potter
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Impact of Trump's statements on Gaza re: hostage return

"The Presidency has a bully pulpit. And a bully is occupying it currently," Mara Rudman told BBC News, in discussing Trump's comments on making Gaza a "Riviera" at the cost of relocating all its residents, and why such language harms, including impact on ceasefire negotiations to bring home all hostages still held in brutal Hamas conditions.
Mara Rudman
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Russia's Long History of Subjugating Ukraine

Eric welcomes Eugene Finkel, the Kenneth H. Keller Professor of International Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) to discuss his recent book, "Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine."
Eric Edelman
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Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power

"Because a fair bit of policy is achieved via executive action, there are simply more EOs to be revoked. Some of those EOs are substantive, but we've also seen a huge increase in the amount of non-legally binding text in EOs… and so revoking the EOs also takes a stand against the previous president's rhetorical priorities," said Andrew Rudalevige,
Andrew Rudalevige