So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs? Here is the backstory. However one characterizes ...

Let’s call it what it is: a constitutional collapse. Congress’s abdication of its constitutional powers and responsibilities to an executive branch run amok — or, you might say, run-a-Musk — would ...

Trump is different. His defiance lies in plain view. There is no dignity. There is no restraint. There is only power. The ...

In his first week in office, President Trump displayed an unusually expansive vision of executive authority. He challenged ...

The crux of Jefferson’s letter is his explanation that the First Amendment “thus builds a wall of separation between church ...

The Framers understood that part of human nature is to amass, entrench and ultimately abuse power, so there must be ...

All these moves are supposedly justified by the idea that the federal government does not play a legitimate role in education ...

With an aggressive reading of the Constitution, the president aims to upend the balance of power in Washington.

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

He is trying to grab power the Constitution does not give him. One order declares that as of Feb. 19, 2025, some babies born in the United States will not be American citizens under circumstances ...