Sentence examples for unilateral authority from inspiring English sources

But despite this, the president has given McGahn almost unilateral authority to run his nominations process.

And believe it or not, the Obama administration has the unilateral authority to do so, without Congress.

However, even if Congress does not pass snapback legislation, the president retains unilateral authority to partially or entirely snap back sanctions in other ways.

The items in his list range from things clearly within the president's unilateral authority to those that will require a fair bit of cooperation from others.

Trump's use of unilateral authority has been showcased in the preparation for Tuesday's summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

White House allies, however, said they expect Trump to ultimately be vindicated, arguing the Constitution bestows on the executive branch significant unilateral authority on immigration.

To think back to the fall of 2003 is to remember the extravagant claims of unilateral authority emanating from the White House.

A President has the unilateral authority to renegotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, to order a ban on Muslims, and to direct the Justice Department to give priority to certain offenses, with an eye to specific targets.

We analyze the interaction between electoral accountability and separation-of-powers by comparing three regimes: 'Unilateral Authority' (the President has exclusive decision-making power); 'Mandatory Checks' (the President cannot change policy without congressional assent); and 'Opt-in Checks' (the President may seek congressional authorization or act unilaterally).

The chairman wields a tremendous amount of power, with unlimited jurisdiction and the unilateral authority to issue subpoenas and compel testimony for public congressional hearings.

We find: (1) voters use asymmetric electoral rewards and punishments to offset the risk of politician bias, but voters rely less on this blunt instrument if there are internal checks; (2) adding a veto player need not alter the ex ante likelihood of policy change; and (3) voter welfare is highest under Opt-In Checks and lowest under Unilateral Authority.