On June 24, a letter writer offers a shallow history lesson before declaring, “Protesting a king in 2025 is not just absurd; it’s a willful distortion of reality.” He justifies his claim by pointing ...

Mr. Watts, the one thing that is a “farcical display” is the truth you dodge around. Yes, our checks and balances were set in place during 1776. However, Trump has been working on eradicating those ...

George Mason University professor emeritus writes that state Supreme Court case will determine constitutional balance of power Governors appoint university boards, but the General Assembly must ...

Most important, it depends on average people venerating those institutions — even when the day-to-day results prove frustrating or disappointing. Circumstances leading to Thom Tillis’ recent decision ...

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It is unfortunate that the word bias has a negative connotation, writes Christopher de Vinck. Let’s say, instead, that there is an urgent need for truth in journalism not bias. Let’s say we lean ...

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. Checks and balances. I can’t count how many times I heard those words in the history and social ...

The person serving in the U.S. presidency has long been regarded as one of the most powerful figures on earth. But none of those who previously held the office could have dreamed of the power the ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in March, Senator Ron Wyden sounded off on the Trump Administration, stating they've "made a mockery of checks and balances." Iran eyes ‘all options’ in response ...

Preservation experts say President Donald Trump's push to add a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot state ballroom to the White House by 2029 risks sacrificing history for haste. The White House will ...

In lawsuit after lawsuit, President Donald Trump’s opponents have contested his claims of authority. To a very real degree, lower courts have been willing to step in and say no to Trumpian excess. The ...