The three branches of government prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful and create a system of checks and balances ...

The House speaker doesn’t seem to care too much that there are supposed to be three equal branches of government.

But their approach — which one prominent Democrat characterized as ‘flagrantly violating the law’ — is drawing legal challenges and carries political risks.

Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, ...

Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as ...

“I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president,” President Donald Trump stated during his ...

For nearly 250 years, the American system of government has been defined by the separation of powers between three coequal ...

Judicial oversight of the executive and legislative branches is a fundamental pillar of American democracy, which is based on ...