The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

Can the president freeze funds already promised by Congress? NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Gillian Metzger, legal scholar at Columbia University, about President Trump testing the limits of his power.

That office serves as legal adviser to the executive branch. Good morning, Professor. Thanks for joining us. GILLIAN METZGER: My pleasure. MARTIN: So putting your OLC hat on, can a president ...

Former President Joe Biden’s departure from the political scene is not just ... having any real interest in reversing the growing executive branch power expansions, exemplified by President ...

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff ...

Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Justice Department join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss how Donald Trump has already begun using the executive ...

In total, the Republican president’s sweeping actions reflect many of his campaign promises and determination to concentrate executive branch power in the West Wing, while moving the country ...

arguing that the law itself was unconstitutional and that the president has the authority to hire and fire anyone in the executive branch as he pleases. Since the nation’s founding, the US ...

In his first week in office, President Trump displayed an unusually expansive vision of executive authority. He challenged ...

The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative system the founders established.