This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

This is not the first time presidents have tried to increase their power. It’s been happening for a long time.

Congress passed legislation that a president cannot unilaterally withdraw from NATO, setting up a major legal fight if Trump ...

During his four years as president, Democrat Joe Biden experienced a sustained series of defeats at the U.S. Supreme Court, ...

President Joe Biden's executive opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment comes in the final days of his presidency. Some local ...

The first Republican primary challenger to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis 's 2026 re-election bid is coming from Andy Nilsson, a ...

When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, many backers had hoped he’d challenge the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to use his first day back in office to unilaterally take action on a number of hot ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company does not sell the platform by Sunday.

Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data ...

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures walked up to Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday while the two were on Capitol Hill, shook his ...