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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ May 6 The New York Times on Trump's comments about a possible third presidential term When Republicans took control of Congress ...
Administration's systematic dismissal of federal laws, from employee protections to congressional spending authority, creates ...
The U.S. Secretary of Defense fires top JAG officers, signaling a constitutional crisis and the undermining of legal protections for marginalized communities.
President Trump and his allies have portrayed their efforts to bypass due process as necessary for national security.
Federal judges have accused the Trump administration of "bad faith" and advancing "an unbridled view of Executive power" in ...
EDITOR: Are we in a constitutional crisis yet? When people who are legally permitted here are kidnapped off the streets by ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted President Trump on Sunday for saying he doesn’t know if he has to ...
People are the ultimate power in any government. As long as we have a voice, we must use it. Julia Hesse, Astoria ...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who spent 25 years as a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington ...
If comedian Ed Wiley were to write a memoir, he’d choose the title “How to Follow Your Dreams … in Reverse.” It would tell the story of a boy who fell in love with comedy at age 8 but didn’t pursue it ...
I was incredibly frustrated to see that Sen. Angus King joined eight Senate Democrats to vote in favor of President Trump’s appointment for ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. Sen. King has talked ...
Donald Trump just released a radical budget proposal. And he’s threatening Congress if they don’t fall in line.