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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he's running "an entirely different campaign" compared to fellow conservative Daniel Kelly who lost by 11 points to Justice Janet Protasiewicz two ...

Elon Musk’s attempt to take control of the Department of Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service represents a gross violation of the constitutional separation of powers.

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A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that ...

President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?

The “unitary executive theory” underpins most of the Trump administration’s most sweeping — and potentially illegal — actions ...

We’re covering an imbalance of power in the government. In the United States, Congress, the president and the courts are ...

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the ...