“Article I of the U.S. Constitution lays out the power of Congress to enact laws, to levy taxes, allocate the nation’s money, ...

It is no coincidence that the first article of the U.S. Constitution, the one the Framers prioritized, defines the powers of Congress, not the president. The Framers assumed Congress would play the ...

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution defines the powers of Congress, including the power to tax and regulate trade, including tariff policy. The Constitution does not give the president the power ...

Republicans in Congress have been making behind-the-scenes efforts to pass major domestic legislation via the federal budget process. They include potential cuts to Medicaid and extending the 2017 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Whatever you think about American politics and government, whether you are on the right, the left or somewhere in ...

For the second time, Donald Trump’s worldwide 10 percent tariff and retaliatory “liberation day” tariffs have been found illegal by the courts. Trump has lost a lot of lower-court cases in the past ...

Money is power. In our system of government, that power was intended to rest squarely with Congress. Yet in recent years, we’ve seen presidents of both parties find ways to sidestep Congress’s “power ...

Two interrelated fears that have caused mounting public alarm with respect to the Trump Administration involve unchecked executive power and the erosion of the rule of law. These worries have ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene has surprised many by questioning her party's shutdown strategy, making her seem more pragmatic than GOP leaders. On this issue, she is right: the federal government is dark, ...

President Donald Trump’s recent authorization of the use of “bunker-buster” bombs against Iranian nuclear facilities has touched off a debate over the war-making power of the presidents. Democratic ...

It is no coincidence that the first article of the U.S. Constitution, the one the Framers prioritized, defines the powers of Congress, not the president. The Framers assumed Congress would play the ...

Money is power. In our system of government, that power was intended to rest squarely with Congress. Yet in recent years, we’ve seen presidents of both parties find ways to sidestep Congress’ “power ...