The conservative justices seem ready to give Trump near-total control over the executive branch—with one notable exception.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by a surge in executive actions unseen from any modern U.S. president.

how can there be executive-branch people out there who are unaccountable to that person? (Illustration by Dean MacAdam for the Washington Examiner) Even if Congress creates all federal agencies ...

The judiciary exists to interpret laws and ensure they comply with the Constitution. If the executive branch were to violate the constitutional rights of individuals—for example, by attempting ...

Gianforte vetoed two bills respectively designed to make the executive and judicial branches of government more transparent to the public.

The Constitution grants Congress the sole power of the purse. The executive branch is tasked with faithfully executing the laws Congress passes. If Congress passes a law saying jump, it's the ...