authority
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Perhaps the most fundamental authority of Congress is its “power of the purse”—the exclusive power conveyed by Article 1 of the Constitution to both impose taxes and control the expenditure of federal money.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
He quit and joined the development authority in April 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Scotland's independent public prosecution and death investigation authority is looking into seven deaths for potential links to the environment at the hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
U.S. diplomats have broad authority to cancel visas without providing explanations to affected foreign citizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It violated the central premise of the revolutionary legacy—namely, that the people at large were the sovereign source of all political authority.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
In court testimony Monday, it was revealed that Shakur was conscious after the shooting en route to the hospital but did not cooperate with authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The company is relying on two different legal authorities to argue that requiring the bond is necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Belgian authorities said on Monday the fire had continued to spread during the night but remained limited due to "more favourable winds and rainfall".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A huge area at the border has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
In January 1997, Bayona advised Farmer that if they wanted to get around the political roadblocks in Peru, they had to go to higher authorities.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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