The White House has operated a unified government since President Donald Trump’s January inauguration. With Republican majorities in the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and ...

Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins of the U.T. Austin Government Department joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks ...

Both parties claim any judicial decision that thwarts their political objectives is proof the court is corrupt,” writes Chris ...

Idaho 50501, in collaboration with Indivisible and the American Civil Liberties Union, organized a "No Kings" rally on ...

"This current moment might be unprecedented, but we can make it survivable for all — no matter our political views," Aaron ...

FILE - A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and Declaration of Independence at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, ...

The country commemorated Constitution Day this week, a day that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787. This op-ed will be the first in a series that outlines a ...

Thus, government shutdowns in the United States are at once a sign of partisan division and a testament to constitutional compliance: they reflect the enduring force of a central congressional power.

Organizers want students, in 500 words or fewer, to reflect on this question: Why is the “separation of powers” as important today as it was when the Founders wrote the Constitution in ...

President Donald Trump and his allies — from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi — often accuse federal judges of failing to respect the powers that the federal government's ...

ATLANTA — It's what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted ...