On the eve of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, two-thirds of Americans say the system of checks and balances that divides power between the White House, Congress and the courts is ...

Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive and judicial branches provide balance and prevent each other from growing ...

As donald trump has muscled his agenda forward, I have often wondered when—if ever—Congress might try to assert its authority. This week it seemed to stir when confronted with an unusual question: was ...

This week marks one year since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, and we'll be delving into various aspects of his presidency. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage by ...

Equating controversial or legally contested executive actions with the collapse of 250 years of constitutional democracy ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 20 ruling that President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs were unlawful has been evaluated not merely as a cancellation of an administrative measure but as a decision ...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will stand before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual State of the Union address to ...