Trump isn’t the first to overreach, and there’s bipartisan support for reform.

Money is power. In our system of government, that power was intended to rest squarely with Congress. Yet in recent years, we’ve seen presidents of both parties find ways to ...

Editor’s note: This editorial originally ran in fellow CNHI paper the Joplin, Missouri, Globe. Congress has been dropping the ball for years. It needs to reclaim its authority among the three branches ...

Two interrelated fears that have caused mounting public alarm with respect to the Trump Administration involve unchecked executive power and the erosion of the rule of law. These worries have ...

They argue that if lawmakers fail to vote in favor of a veto-proof joint resolution overturning the emergency, Trump’s ...

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This hasn’t been a good year for congressional authority. Consider Congress’ craven vote to claw back some $9 billion of funding it had previously allocated for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The Return of the Hostages Is a Triumph for Both President Trump and Israel FDA’s Approval of Mifepristone Generic Raises Troubling Questions A Hard-Fought Triumph in Israel Restoring Columbus to His ...

Editorial: As the Supreme Court returns for a new term, we should not forget that Congress also has a duty to serve as a ...

The Supreme Court last week sharply curtailed the ability of federal judges to block a presidential action nationwide, even if they find it unconstitutional. That followed its decision last year ...

They say Congress has given in to the "unchecked power" of the executive. A tri-partisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation designed to claw back national security powers, delineated ...