Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now ...

Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...

Trump’s executive orders and firings sparked lawsuits over presidential authority. Experts are saying he is renewing founding ...

The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times and under all ...

The answer on tariffs, as with many issues in government, lies at the intersection of constitutional authority and legislative action.

Musk, Trump say they have a mandate to slash the size of the federal government, but the involved AGs argue Congress has ceded too much power.

Have you ever thought about the power of the presidential pardon? Until the recent pardons from Joe Biden and Donald Trump, I really did not question this power in which total control is given to the ...

It was John Marshall, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, who anticipated this day.

Congress’ history of ceding its war powers to the executive branch is a bipartisan problem that requires lawmakers to assert themselves, Chicago Tribune columnist Daniel DePetris writes.

Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary ...

Under this order, the Governor's powers will now be exercised by the President; the state legislature's authority will be assumed by Parliament; and specific articles of the Constitution, including ...

Oregon and 11 other states have filed a lawsuit to stop what attorneys general call “Elon Musk’s unconstitutional power grab.