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Is the US headed for a constitutional crisis?

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Stefan Simons in Washington
April 7, 2025

US President Donald Trump is issuing executive orders on a daily basis. So far, he's paid no heed to court orders declaring some of them illegal or unconstitutional. So what can be done when the president is ignoring the law?

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