Self-interested and self-loathing, it’s unable to represent the American people well. A new book suggests solutions.

Cultivating fear of blowback has been the organizing principle of Iranian national security for decades. It built an “Axis of ...

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The US Constitution promises that no president is above the law. But history shows how the Supreme Court, Congress and politics have alternately restrained, enabled and reshaped executive power ...

But while the “war script” sounds familiar, the geopolitical stage has shifted dramatically.

As we approach the halfway point of U.S. President Donald Trump's second - and constitutionally last - term in office, Canadian polls reveal an ...

Equating controversial or legally contested executive actions with the collapse of 250 years of constitutional democracy ...

American rule of law is not dead. Despite his bullish actions, the system is still holding Trump accountable. The Supreme Court’s decision is a relief for the 90-plus countries that have been subject ...

The company behind Claude once promised to build safe and ethical tech. Pete Hegseth is putting that promise to the test.

The executive branch of the United States, like a well-tailored overcoat, is supposed to fit within constitutional seams. When it begins sprouting extra sleeves, buttons and hidden pockets for ...

"Most of us expected that would be the ruling, we were just waiting for it," said one North Country business leader about the ...

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address. Trump will speak Tuesday before a transformed nation. One year back in office, Trump is ...