Here’s an irony that took over 700 years to see — British barons limited the power of a king, Americans rebelled against having a king centuries later, and in our times the U.S. Supreme Court sought ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power." However, while ...

Donald Trump apparently tried to get House Speaker Mike Johnson to overturn the ex-president’s conviction on 34 counts of felony fraud immediately after the verdict was read, prompting “Late Night” ...

The Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. Every other Tuesday, Civics 101 hosts, Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, join NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa ...

Barring a surprise breakthrough, the U.S. government shutdown will tie the longest federal closure ever on Tuesday, 35 days. One tick after midnight, it becomes the longest ever.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump is embracing a decades-old theory that could give him unprecedented control over the executive branch, setting up a showdown with Congress and the courts that some ...

The U.S. Constitution makes the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government co-equal, but Trump is overreaching his authority. Trump signed an executive order to restrict birthright ...