Trump isn’t the first to overreach, and there’s bipartisan support for reform.

What is plenary authority? Does the president have plenary power? Here's what to know about the Insurrection Act and what was said.

The U.S. Congress has gradually ceded its powers to the president, resulting in a weakened legislative branch and a shift in the balance of powers.

Trump could use a shutdown to dismantle government functions, wrote Max Stier, chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit focused on improving the federal government.

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has leaned heavily on the use of executive orders, issuing more than 200 directives on topics ranging from immigration to tariffs and climate change.

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers ...

The president said he would invoke emergency powers to deploy the National Guard if “people were being killed, and courts ...

President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power ...

Last year's Supreme Court decision giving Donald Trump and future presidents broad immunity from prosecution may be fueling Trump's maximalist approach to executive power this year.