Large majorities of U.S. adults support the role of the courts and Congress in serving as checks on presidential power, even ...

The Supreme Court told Donald Trump to do something — and it looks like he's not going to do it. Where does the United States ...

Liberals have for many decades tried to replace the Constitution’s ideas of limited federal and presidential power, checks ...

WASHINGTON—A former top Trump administration official targeted with a federal investigation by President Trump said he would ...

Americans are clearly questioning whether the rule of law and our constitutional structure are built to withstand the pressures of the current political moment,” said the dean of Elon School of Law.

Public trust in key institutions like the Supreme Court and Congress is fading, but Americans across party lines ...

The more the media reports on the president’s norm busting and law flouting, the more he digs in. It’s already created an ...

Our beloved country teeters on the edge of autocracy. The checks and balances that are foundational to democracy are dismantled as President Trump declares himself the source of all federal law, ...

Lawfare makes for strange bedfellows. As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Donald Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation ...

Among other shortcomings, Congress has refused to challenge unqualified individuals who have now been appointed to critical Cabinet posts or to take swift action to review President Donald Trump’s ...

Last week, President Donald Trump announced his decision ... I don’t want to live where my representatives cannot speak for me and have a check and balance on power.” The Senate voted 51-48 ...

Our country was established 250 years ago by a revolt against the tyranny of a monarchy. Our Founding Fathers then crafted our Constitution, which determined how the new republic should be governed.