The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

Since we are now at a time when the power of the president, Congress and the courts are in tension and generating legal ...

Thomas Jefferson was the first president to use the action in 1803, withholding $50,000 for ... and the Clean Water Act. Congress responded by passing the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which ...

A Republican rift is forming over the issue of judicial review — but don't expect Congress to defy Donald Trump ...

Donald Trump’s radical moves like mass deportation may pale in significance next to his use of something less showy but ...

Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches ...

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There are some signs the Trump administration is already not complying with judicial orders. On Monday, a federal judge said ...

Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on ...

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in response to Trump’s provocative executive orders. In a case to enjoin Trump’s freezing ...

The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...