Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warns of 'assault on the Constitution'
In an interview on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy warned of an "assault on the Constitution" ...
What you should know about the Constitution's limits on presidential powers | Opinion
President Donald Trump's executive orders can only be restricted if U.S. Supreme Court rules he exceeded his authority ...
Letters to the Editor: Mackenzie isn’t standing up for the US Constitution
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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Defending the Constitution: the president and the limits of power
Editorials represent the opinions of the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Not long ago, many members of Congress, Republicans especially, ...
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that ...
Senate confirms Trump ally Rusell Vought as White House budget director
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...
Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?
Why Trump thinks he can get away with it
The “unitary executive theory” underpins most of the Trump administration’s most sweeping — and potentially illegal — actions ...
A Constitutional Crisis?
We’re covering an imbalance of power in the government. In the United States, Congress, the president and the courts are ...