The only time lawmakers take issue with a president infringing on their constitutional prerogatives, if not outright usurping them, is when it’s the other party’s guy doing the infringing. Perhaps ...

One of the complaints against modern government is that it has become administration by decree. Presidents rely upon what is essentially lawmaking prerogative by virtue of Executive orders. The ...

The legislative branch made the laws through a Congress of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The executive branch enforced the laws through a president, vice president ...

Some years back, I fired off a forgettable social media post referencing the “three coequal branches” of government. A friend — a smart journalist steeped in American political history — responded ...