The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big ...

We’re covering an imbalance of power in the government. In the United States, Congress, the president and the courts are ...

President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?

The “unitary executive theory” underpins most of the Trump administration’s most sweeping — and potentially illegal — actions to date.

The president’s blizzard of executive orders is a bold challenge to the powers of Congress and the courts. The Constitution expects them to check and balance.