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President Trump’s use of his clemency power is drawing criticism as he grants pardons and commutations that at times appear to contradict his agenda and focus largely on people charged or convicted ...

The antifederalist opponents of the Constitution worried that the office of the presidency was too powerful. “To be the fountain of all honors in the United States,” An Old Whig wrote in December 1787 ...

President Donald Trump’s lawyer argued on Monday for far-reaching power that would go well beyond his ability to fire officials at the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies. Liberal ...

President Trump has pushed to expand the power of the chief executive to new heights throughout 2025, setting up legal battles carrying into next year. Trump has pushed to consolidate executive power ...

In his second term, pop music aficionado Donald Trump looks like he’s actually doing it. And if his shimmy with a Malaysian dance troupe on Sunday is anything to go by, the president is having a ball.

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The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump's second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader power to control the federal ...

One year ago today, we started Executive Functions. It has been a rewarding journey. We are grateful for our readership. In our first post, we wrote: “President Trump’s pledges to cast aside many ...

The president of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, resisted political pressure to pardon Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin because “he never apologized for what he did.” Donald Trump has abused his prerogative, granting ...