Andrew Rudalevige
@rudalev
Professor of Gov’t at Bowdoin College; affiliate of UCL’s Centre on US Politics and UVa’s Miller Center. Presidency, "the interagency," and OMB.
Keeping in mind that the “lower” tariffs are higher than they were when we started this charade of declaring different “emergencies” every other minute.
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 07.23.25 09:36 AM EST I WILL ONLY LOWER TARIFFS IF A COUNTRY AGREES TO OPEN ITS MARKET. IF NOT, MUCH HIGHER TARIFFS! Japan’s Markets are now OPEN (for first time ever!). USA BUSINESSES WILL BOOM!
Julian Michel Receives the 2025 William Anderson Award for “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability” buff.ly/0fzPFRG
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Trump barring the AP from the press pool for not using "Gulf of America" was nonsense, but at least there was a loose connection to govt policy. Trump barring the WSJ from the press pool because of a personal dispute is, again, tinpot dictator stuff.
“Trump’s use of executive power is not a distortion of the Roberts Court’s theory of the presidency; it is the Court’s theory of the presidency, brought to life.” My take in the Atlantic. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
“A number of senators said the administration had not provided details about what specific programs would affected.” So they didn’t know what they were voting for. And they voted for it anyway. Great job, Article I! nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/…
We obviously passed the point of no return a while ago but it's interesting how Trump has fully eradicated the wing of the conservative movement that used to care about things like appearing "normal" and being "raised well" compared to the crazy dirty unhinged hippy liberals
ICE: Raids marijuana farms filled with illegal aliens Cryin' Jimmy: “ThEy'Re JuSt StRaWbErRy PiCkErS 😭” That ain’t produce, holmes. THAT'S PRODUCT. 🌿
Alternatively, @SenatorCollins should be thanked for voting against a bad bill. I have arguments with parts of her voting record for sure but credit where it’s due.
As always, Susan Collins counted votes and decided she could vote no and the bill would still pass, thus saving her golden seat in the Senate. She and Murkowski seem to have a pact--whose turn is it to vote no this time?
Paramount will send $16 million to the Trump library to settle a flatly ludicrous claim of biased reporting by "60 Minutes." 1) Will this encourage politicians and others to file bogus lawsuits s a way. of intimidating news organizations. and their corporate boards? (1/2)
This is a national disgrace.
BREAKING: White House confirms it has halted weapons that Ukraine was scheduled to receive, including PAC3 Patriots, 155mm artillery rounds, GMLRS, Stinger, AIM-7, and Hellfire missiles. @AnnaKelly47 tells me: “This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a…
you’ll never guess what he did next
I know the impulse is to ridicule Murkowski for caving, but don’t forget that Josh Hawley even wrote a NY Times oped decrying this bill. Soulless.
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So much for that Nobel Peace Prize... Some thoughts on the war powers, via @goodauth. goodauthority.org/news/trump-ira…
I’m worried that given everything on Rubio’s plate these days he’s shirking his responsibilities as Chief Archivist.
So much for that Nobel Peace Prize... Some thoughts on the war powers, via @goodauth. goodauthority.org/news/trump-ira…
So what is the "legal rationale" for the refusal to enforce the TikTok ban?
The FP’s @EliLake took the “new media” seat at today’s White House press briefing—asking about President Trump’s constitutional authority to extend the TikTok ban despite the Supreme Court’s recent decision. @PressSec: “The White House Council and Department of Justice strongly…
As the videotapes clearly show, Noem is lying. Padilla is clearly identifying himself as a senator before he he is thrown to the ground and handcuffed. mediaite.com/media/news/pol…
President Trump, let me explain: We hate brutal and dictatorial regimes. We like liberal democracies. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Trump: "Russia fought with us in WWII and everybody hates them. And Germany and Japan, they're fine — some day somebody will explain that...Everybody hates Russia and they love Germany and Japan...It's a strange world."
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.