Blind partisanship is eroding the nation’s system of checks and balances. Among the many pressing issues facing Americans ...

The Constitution establishes a system of separation of powers, delegating the executive authority to the president, the legislative to the Congress, and the judicial to the Supreme Court and lower ...

WASHINGTON – American democracy hinges on the idea that each branch of government prevents the others from taking too much power. Trump has demanded Republicans in the U.S. Senate agree to "recess ...

The Founding Fathers established a government with three separate, but equal, branches: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. When one branch overwhelms another, those cherished checks and ...

As President Donald Trump doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of federal judges, an expert talked to WWL’s Tommy Tucker ...

Daniel Braaten is an associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The views presented here are his own and do not represent his employer. As the Trump administration ...

Wonder Land: With Donald Trump's executive orders affecting every facet of our lives, we may be heading to the outer limits of America’s system of checks and balances. Photo: Jim LoScalzo - Pool via ...