Executive Branch

White House counsel Don McGahn exits the Senate chamber after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC17D67B34F0

Record-setting White House staff turnover continues with news of Counsel’s departure

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Friday, October 19, 2018

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

Understanding and addressing the threats against the rule of law in America today

Monday, October 8, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - HP1EE9Q15Z3BQ

Polling Spotlight: Republicans can thank Trump for highly motivated Democratic voters

William A. Galston

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 3, 2007. Looking on are (L-R) Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), Congressman Bernie Thompson (D-MS), Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senator Susan Collins (D-ME) and Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK). REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

What the 9/11 Commission report had to say about Congressional oversight

Lawfare September 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally in Evansville, Indiana.

Why Trump won’t be removed by the 25th Amendment

Friday, September 7, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at campaign fundraising luncheon for Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) and GOP congressional candidate Mark Harris at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, NC, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC177E185B70

How Donald Trump could tweet his way out of a 25th Amendment challenge

Friday, September 7, 2018

People stand outside the federal courthouse during the arraignment of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney - RTSWIAR

Trump has reshaped the judiciary but not as much as you might think

Russell Wheeler

Monday, August 27, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. Picture taken August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC112CAB1E90

Polling Spotlight: Low expectations for Trump could be helping him

William A. Galston

Friday, August 24, 2018

Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves U.S. Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S. October 30, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan - RC1F3BB6DB60

The Manafort verdict shows the jury system at its finest

Richard Lempert

Friday, August 24, 2018

U.S. President Trump departs after announcing his decision to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement at White House Rose Garden.

Laying out the obstruction of justice case against President Trump

Wednesday, August 22, 2018