But executive privilege is not mentioned in either the Florida Constitution or Florida law — unlike the public’s right to access government records, which is enshrined in both.

Congressional oversight can reflect sheer partisan troublemaking, but it can also be critical information-gathering. Here, the claim of executive privilege doesn’t call for revealing high-level ...

President Donald Trump speaks as Pam Bondi stands next to him, on the day of her swearing in ceremony, at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 5, 2025.

The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.

The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.

Lawmakers have not included executive privilege among the long list of exemptions to Iowa's open records law. But Reynolds' lawyer has argued that the privilege is "inherent" in the Iowa Constitution.

As he pushed earlier this year to curtail the access Louisiana residents have to public records, Gov. Jeff Landry drew a culinary analogy, saying restaurant patrons don’t need to see ...

Forget ‘Project 2025.’ Trump’s executive power blueprint came out in 1988. Trump’s presidential blitz is realizing the dreams of conservative intellectuals in the Reagan-Bush era.