Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now ...

But it was the Romans who developed a working model of checks and balances. The constitution of the Roman republic was ...

The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the United States ...

President Donald Trump likes to fire people, and he resents congressional constraints on that presidential prerogative. While ...

The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...

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

The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to fast-track an appeal of an order blocking the firing of the head of a whistleblower unit created by Congress.

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

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

More sheriff’s deputies could help more people come to court in person. But Gov. Scott is suggesting the state leave deputy positions vacant next year.

President Trump’s social media post over the weekend that implied he is above the law triggered alarm bells from experts who ...