President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, to fire government employees, eliminate federal ...

Sub-federal governments receive equalisation grants in four instalments. Under normal circumstances, the third instalment ...

In this episode, the Opinion editor Aaron Retica and the columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss how President Trump, Elon Musk and ...

Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary ...

The order is an assertion of the fascistic theory of the “unitary executive,” which has no constitutional basis but is likely ...

America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant ...

A Republican-controlled legislature continues to cede power to the president. Why bother legislating your agenda when you can ...

America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant ...

President Trump is so far using executive power mostly in the right way: not to do an end run around Congress but to bring his branch of government under control. There is one way he should use his ...

But multiple lawsuits now accuse the administration of violating Congress’ powers over government spending ... her company’s funding structure isn’t reliant on federal grants – so they ...

Unitary Executive' Theory May Reach Supreme ... gives the president sole authority over the federal government's executive branch. It envisions robust powers even when Congress has sought to ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to give his political appointees far-reaching control over ...