The first episode, the first branch

Published: April 13, 2020, 7:59 p.m.


\nWhere else would we start other than with the \u201cfirst branch,\u201d Congress?
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\nHost Adam White interviews Josh Chafetz, a professor of law at Cornell University and author of \u201cCongress\u2019s Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers“. They discuss Congress\u2019 powers, especially its \u201cpower of the purse\u201d and its efforts to conduct \u201coversight\u201d of the executive branch. Taped during the House\u2019s impeachment hearings, we dive into a core constitutional question: What can Congress do, and how?