Donald Trump’s presidency continues to challenge all conventional understanding of executive authority. His administration’s extensive use of executive orders has reshaped the political landscape, testing established laws, ethical boundaries, and institutional norms.
Among those raising alarms is Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, who has consistently questioned what happens when governmental powers are directed against the very citizens they were designed to protect.
“It could be you tomorrow for reading a banned book. It could be you tomorrow for suffering a miscarriage.”
On this week’s episode of The Intercept Briefing, she discusses these concerns, including the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics targeting international students — among them, one of her own constituents. Rümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University who has a valid student visa,…