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Here’s why Republicans just stood up to Trump

American democracy would be in far better shape if Republicans actually did care about stopping President Donald Trump’s power grabs as a matter of constitutional principle. | AFP via Getty Images Don’t look now, but it appears that Congress is actually doing its constitutionally prescribed job: checking presidential power. On Monday multiple outlets reported that President Donald Trump was backing off of his so-called anti-weaponization fund: the $1.776 billion discretionary account Trump functionally awarded himself as a result of his lawsuit against the IRS. While it’s unclear whet...