Trump has accused the courts of conducting a coup against him by striking down his tariffs. In reality, this is the constitutional system working things out.

Trump has apparently made his power grab on the legislative branch even more explicit in his conversations with House ...

Republican majorities in the Congress and conservatives on the Supreme Court are ceding power instead of protecting it, ...

The U.S. federal government consists of three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Each one has a distinct role, ensuring a balance of power that protects the institution.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight ...

The AP-White House Case Is About Separation of Powers The Oval Office, like a judge’s chambers, is off-limits to the other government branches.

Those in power in the nation’s capital are thinking about the consequences of defying judges as the battle between the Trump administration and the courts escalates.

Separation of Powers The framers of the Constitution feared too much centralized power, adopting the philosophy of divide and conquer.

Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now blocked many of his administration’s early moves, from ending birthright ...

White House attacks judges as Trump, Musk flout checks and balances Their approach — which one prominent Democrat characterized as “flagrantly violating the law” — is drawing legal ...

The Library of Congress not only stores the world's largest collection of books but also an office overseeing reams of copyrighted material of untold value.

The battle over control of the Library of Congress has prompted Republican leaders to deliver rare pushback against a president who has pressed to expand the boundaries of his own power to enact ...