FILE - A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and Declaration of Independence at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, ...

While the media fixate on partisan blame, Russ Vought and a hard-right GOP faction are quietly using the shutdown to sidestep ...

In our political system, checks and balances are the mechanisms that equitably distribute power. Checks and balances prevent any one institution or individual from exercising too much independent ...

Opinion: Trump’s trampling of the Constitution is largely attributable to the demise of checks and balances, seen by the ...

Donald Trump’s pushback on judges is challenging America’s system of checks and balances, critics say. Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours, federal judges have blocked Trump’s ban on transgender troops in ...

HYANNIS — More than 200 protesters showed up at the Hyannis Rotary Tuesday, March 4, with signs, flags, bullhorns and drums to protest President Trump’s actions in his first six weeks in office.

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. Trump Management 101: World leaders adapt to ...

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is ...