In our political system, checks and balances are the mechanisms that equitably distribute power. Checks and balances prevent any one institution or individual from exercising too much independent ...

The White House has operated a unified government since President Donald Trump’s January inauguration. With Republican majorities in the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and ...

On June 24, a letter writer offers a shallow history lesson before declaring, “Protesting a king in 2025 is not just absurd; it’s a willful distortion of reality.” He justifies his claim by pointing ...

I am a life-long resident of Idaho. I have grave concerns about the current state of checks and balances within the government. As originally intended, the legislative, executive and judicial branches ...

Most in a new poll said the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government is not working well. When asked about the functioning of “the system of checks and balances between the executive, ...

To borrow an old joke from President Donald Trump's first term: Welcome to the resistance, bond traders. The financial professionals who buy and sell U.S. Treasury bonds for major investors on the ...

Re: Reuters’ June 29 story, “Trump victorious as court’s term ends”: I am surprised I haven’t seen many letters about the Supreme Court decision that will make it more difficult for federal judges to ...

Mr. Watts, the one thing that is a “farcical display” is the truth you dodge around. Yes, our checks and balances were set in place during 1776. However, Trump has been working on eradicating those ...