Trump and friends are all-in on the “unitary executive” theory, under which the president can do pretty much anything he wants because, per Article II of the US Constitution. “the executive ...

"The third character is called the commentator, this all-powerful figure who has come to judge Antonin Scalia, because of his excessive dissent." The production explores a relationship that began ...

In the past month, two federal judges have ordered federal agencies to reinstate thousands of federal employees, including those at USDA, decisions the Trump administration strongly disagrees with ...

There’s another side to the “unitary executive” coin, though. If the president’s “executive power” extends so far, so does the president’s responsibility for both the details and the ...

President Trump is asserting his power, and one idea that seems to be motivating his actions is the unitary executive theory. But where does this idea come from, and how does it relate to the ...

But the concept at the heart of it - that the president has broad authority to act unilaterally without consequence, that the executive branch should reflect his priorities - stems from one idea, the ...

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