The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by President Donald Trump's administration of the government's ...

Trump administration shifted the Department of Education's power Tuesday by signing a handful of interagency agreements as it ...

Long the most critical branch of the federal government, Congress has ceded much of its own institutional power. Here's how ...

The powers of the presidency are in the U.S. Constitution. Those provisions are unchanged. The president now is no more ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has already hurt the economy, but economists may struggle to fully assess the ...

Congress justified that National Firearms Act of 1934 as a revenue measure—a rationale undermined by the repeal of taxes on ...

A historian says government shutdowns have been used by both political parties — especially if they’re in the minority — to give themselves negotiating power. House and Senate members have ...

According to Gallup’s latest survey, 62% of Americans say the federal government holds too much power — the highest level recorded since the poll began in 2002. That figure is up sharply from 51% last ...

The High Court of Justice told the government on October 15 that there is “no real argument” against the need to establish a state commission of inquiry in its decision over petitions demanding the ...

As voters head to polls for local elections on Nov. 4, Savannah’s history offers a reminder of what citizens can accomplish ...