President Donald Trump has been flexing his executive authority over the last two months, and Fox News Digital took a look at what brought the government to this point.

Trump’s approach signals that power has been diverted away from Congress and that the executive branch is assuming increased lawmaking authority — a trend that will likely continue into future ...

Trump Strikes a Welcome Blow Against the Executive Branch President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) ...

Courts generally defer to the executive branch’s factual declarations and formal representations about what is happening and why, rather than probing for what may actually be going on.

Next month will see the opening in Washington, D.C., of Executive Branch, the Trump-aligned private members’ club, in a subterranean space behind a Georgetown shopping mall.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by a surge in executive actions unseen from any modern U.S. president.

President Trump’s declaration of national emergencies and seizure of emergency powers should worry all Americans (“Executive-Branch Power Should Be Curbed, Poll Says,” U.S. News, April 5).

What Executive Orders can do. Have the force of law: As directives from POTUS, executive orders carry legal weight and must be followed only by federal agencies.; Manage the Executive Branch: They ...