<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Checks and Bank Balances
On the verge of announcing his Supreme Court pick, Trump fired the acting attorney general, corporations responded to his immigration order, Senate Democrats skipped confirmation votes, and more.
What We’re Following
Last night, within hours of refusing to defend Trump’s executive order on immigration, Sally Yates was . Critics of that swift retaliation saw it as a violation of the DoJ’s independent judgment. Two members of Trump’s cabinet who might be in a better position to push back are , whose military background gives them both credibility and a strong sense of law and order—though Kelly just today. The ultimate check on presidential power is the Constitution, interpreted by the Supreme Court—one new member of which Trump is now charged to choose. The nomination is coming soon: As I’m writing, Trump is for his.
