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Brandon Johnson
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Asst. Professor at University of Nebraska College of Law. Northwestern Law alum. Admin Law, Election Law, & Separation of Powers research at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3048278
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I still hit that point with every paper I write. Hang in there!
July 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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This feels like a whole new level unlocked. Well done!
July 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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One reason Stephen Miller is so strong is that much of the rest of the Trump Cabinet is so weak
The crisis, from the immigration raids that sparked the protests to the militarized response that tried to put the protests down, was almost entirely of Mr. Miller's making. And it served as a testament to the remarkable position he now occupies in Mr. Trump's Washington. Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, who reportedly accompanied Mr. Miller on his visit to ICE headquarters, seems to defer to him. "It's really Stephen running D.H.S.," a Trump adviser said. The attorney general, Pam Bondi, is so focused on preparing for and appearing on Fox News that she has essentially ceded control of the Department of Justice to Mr. Miller, making him, according to the conservative legal scholar Edward Whelan, "the de facto attorney general." And in a White House where the chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is not well versed or terribly interested in policy - "She's producing a reality TV show every day," another Trump adviser said, "and it's pretty amazing, right?" - Mr. Miller is typically
July 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM