And despite coming into office with such power vested in the executive, President Donald Trump has overseen an aggressive effort to slash his own branch, to the relief of conservatives in Congress.

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 ...

“Historians differ about the framers’ precise intent regarding the executive branch,” writes Claire B. Wofford, an associate professor of political science at the College of Charleston.

Congressional Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would shift control of the U.S. Marshals Service from the executive branch to the federal judiciary, in an effort to insulate the agency ...

It can’t pass budgets. It has often deferred to the executive branch, happy to let the president take political heat. Because Republicans currently control both houses of Congress, the onus is ...

Elon Musk on Tuesday said White House DOGE office staffers aren't "dictators of the government" and that progress made by DOGE is tied to its support from Congress and the executive branch.

Congressional authority in these areas was reinforced in 1974 by a law prohibiting the executive branch from impounding funds. The Constitution says the president “shall take care that the laws ...

It's the latest example of how DOGE is attempting to expand its reach beyond high-profile Cabinet agencies, and in some cases beyond the executive branch and the federal government entirely.

The other half of his job is to check the excesses of his own branch," Vance stated ... check the excesses of Congress or of the executive, and that does require a degree of independence." ...

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill that would transfer control of the U.S. Marshals Service from the executive branch to the judicial branch. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ...