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I don’t think we know the answer to that, but one of the reasons why the OLC is so influential is its opinions are sort of treated as binding within the executive branch.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Rosenior has sought to offer Fernandez an olive branch and a route forward following the punishment.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Let’s call this new branch of science “Reverse Plaschke-ology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

From it sprouted another, smaller branch, and from that a fan of thinner branches.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell