The Conservative ranks shrank by two slots this month. Considering who was lost and the circumstances of their departure, it alone doesn’t tell us much about the party. It does, however, tell us a lot ...

Federal law limits the president’s authority to fire government officials who work for more than two dozen independent ...

President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators ...

Several conservative justices have indicated their willingness to strengthen the president’s power to fire independent agency ...

The president’s corruption does not end there. It extends beyond payola to include flagrant abuse of his constitutional ...

Several Democrats broke ranks with their party to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history in a move that has triggered backlash from rising progressive stars, including Rep. Alexandria ...

Canada’s government is willing to negotiate with more provinces beyond Alberta on lifting clean electricity regulations if ...

Today, the court’s conservatives seemed to side with the White House. Chief Justice John Roberts, who is almost always in the ...

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With Thanksgiving a week away, slightly more voters say they have a greater sense of gratitude this year, although the biggest share says they have just as much to be thankful for as last year.

A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people. Officials blamed a failure in the grid's ...

The blaze sent a huge plume of smoke across the Galveston area. Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a massive blaze at a decommissioned power plant near Galveston, Texas, authorities said ...