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President Donald Trump, beginning his voyage last month into his second four-year term in the White House, has assembled ...

Half a century ago Congress, the courts, other key institutions within and outside of the government, and the American public ...

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no stranger to causing a scene at the Grammys. On the Grammys red carpet, his ...

He wanted his aides to tell diplomats, “I’m sorry ... he is out of control ... you don’t know the man,” or that he’s a ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Pardon power is almost unbounded — excluding only state crimes, civil liability, future crimes and crimes by the president ...

During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke that made the rounds. It went something like this: As Nixon was making his ...

The Trump administration's move could result in a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money and expansion of executive power, with the Supreme Court serving as referee.

President Trump is impounding funds already legally authorized by Congress, in defiance of law, precedent, and arguably the ...