Recently, the US government went into a shutdown as the ruling Republicans couldn't muster enough votes in the Senate. The ...

In our constitutional system, Congress is meant to be the supreme branch of government and any claims of 'coequal' branches ...

The founder who built the wall between our military and politics would be appalled by Trump's power grabs. But not surprised.

Money is power. In our system of government, that power was intended to rest squarely with Congress. Yet in recent years, ...

Opinion: Trump’s trampling of the Constitution is largely attributable to the demise of checks and balances, seen by the ...

Support for new Camp Lejeune victims' law; suggestion for improving politics; plea to repeal some federal cuts; and more.

In a wearyingly familiar recurrence, parts of the U.S. government shut down last week after Congress failed to approve funding for the new fiscal year. Though bewildering to foreign observers (and ...

Representative Ro Khanna recommended $2,000 payments to Americans making under $100,000, arguing that the move would balance ...

President Trump and Russell Vought are using the 1974 Impoundment Control Act to test the constitutionality of pocket rescissions, which could give the president more control over the ...

The US government shutdown emerges, risking a debt downgrade, recession, and asset price bubble bursts. Click here to read ...

The Trump administration has been seeking greater power over independent agencies. But if the president controls the FCC, will speech be free?

New research reveals that partisanship, specifically support for Donald Trump, splits gun owners on democratic values. While ...