House speakers have had the power to determine when the oath is administered, and courts have been reluctant to weigh in…
President Barack Obama’s mockery of Donald Trump in 2011 may have fueled the former real estate mogul’s run for president…
Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also…
Mamdani’s child care plans could set an example for other policymakers to follow, as Democratic and Republican voters…
Cheney thought that Congress went too far after Watergate in reining in the presidency. Now President Trump and the Supreme…
The Supreme Court’s trade case isn’t just about tariffs. It’s about who sets economic policy in a democracy.
Both men view diversity as a symptom of “woke” culture rather than as a long-standing practice driven by the nature…
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are…
Even countries with similar values and goals can end up in conflict with each other due to forces they cannot fully control.
With major shutdown impacts beginning to set in, a scholar of Congress says the House has all but abdicated its position…
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done…
With a new, mid-cycle redistricting war raging in state after state, the media and politicians focus on which party is winning…
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten…
President Trump OK’d a naval buildup in the Caribbean, strikes on boats in international waters and covert operations…
The 1984 murder of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect…
Kristi Noem’s claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism – a political…
Anti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing, but they fail to prevent the…
Creators who conceal financial support while weighing in on matters of interest to their funders are falsely presenting…
President Donald Trump is trying to prescribe the style and content of many federal sites to highlight his own authority…
Is former FBI Director James Comey’s attempt to get his prosecution thrown out a legal slam-dunk? It may look like that…