What it means now Trump controls all three branches of government
After Republicans secured the 218 votes needed for a majority in the House, Donald Trump has Republican majorities in all of ...
Don’t abolish advise-and-consent
Congress has already ceded too much power to the executive branch, but it shouldn't make it worse by allowing President-elect ...
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty ...
Op-Ed: The Fed's Relationship to the Executive Branch Is Already Closer Than It Seems
The Fed’s independence is an important feature of its design, but the bank isn’t truly isolated from the executive branch ...
Coalition calls on next president to focus on executive branch transparency, accountability
A coalition of groups is calling on the next president to focus on executive branch transparency and accountability. In a ...
How much power does the US president actually have?
The US political system has been designed with guardrails against authoritarianism, but how powerful are these checks and ...
Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback
It capped a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American ...
Sanders announces salary increases for more than 22,000 state employees
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the state's pay plan for more than 22,000 executive ...