In reality, however, the legislative branch has ceded much power to the executive branch in recent years, as polarization has led to more party-line votes and greater gridlock.

The Fourth Branch’s Power Source Many agencies get their power from Congress. For example, out of a law to “protect clean air,” power is given to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ...

The July 8 decision on federal layoffs wasn’t the only recent example of the executive branch’s growing power. Just a week earlier, on June 27th, in Trump v.

To Vance, checking the power of the executive is "one-half of" Roberts' job. "The other half of his job is to check the excesses of his own branch," the vice president said.

Supreme Court rulings could be ignored by the executive branch, and Congress would be unable to enforce its subpoenas and laws. “Trump will have crowned himself king,” Reich concluded.

One year ago, the Supreme Court recognized criminal immunity for the sitting president. But when it comes to the systematic expansion of executive power, Friday’s ruling — which severely ...

The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage has been writing about ...