“The basic idea is the power of the purse is given by Article I to Congress. If Congress says you're spending that much money on the federal programs, that's how much is being spent. The president cannot stop it even temporarily,” says Michael Dorf, professor of law.

Menachem Rosensaft, adjunct professor of law, discusses keeping Holocaust survivors' stories alive in this opinion essay.

Jacob Hamburger, visiting assistant professor of law, discusses the implications losing birthright citizenship could have on the country.

Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech, says “Mark Zuckerberg was clearly pandering to the incoming administration and to Elon Musk.”

Article notes that program course materials were reviewed by Martha Holden, director of the Residential Child Care Project, who found them to be “not sufficient” for new staff.

Sheila Olmstead, professor at the Brooks School, discusses Trump leaving the Paris Agreement.

“In the first Trump presidency, China's economy was powering along, with an annual growth rate averaging nearly 7 percent. This year and next, China will be hard put to achieve its shrunken growth target of 5 percent,” says Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy.

Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, discusses where companies may re-shore next.

“What we do know is that the president does not have the executive authority to undo the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship by that level,” says Marielena Hincapié, distinguished immigration scholar.

Costantino Iadecola, professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses brain aging. 

Katherine Houpt, professor emeritus of behavioral medicine at CVM, explains why cat bites can trigger health emergencies.

“We’re really in uncharted territory here in terms of tech policy,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.