Schiff proposes reforms to limit Trump's power: Necessity even greater now'

Schiff's updated bill notably expands the limits on the potential abuse of pardon power. It's written to include former presidents and presidents-elect in reporting requirements and a financial ... Read More

Beyond 'draining the swamp': How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power

President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century. Read More

Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election

From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their ... Read More

Trump’s new ‘dictator’ comment betrays his trick for expanding his power

In case there was any mystery about President Donald Trump’s methods for obtaining vast new powers, he more or less copped to the whole strategy Tuesday. “The line is that I’m a dictator, but I stop ... Read More

As Trump exerts power, US Supreme Court's Sotomayor raises specter of a 'king'

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in remarks made at a time when Donald Trump is seeking to exert expansive executive powers, emphasized the need for Americans to know the difference ... Read More

Donald Trump Is Reshaping The Presidency In His Own Image

President Donald Trump’s second term in office has marked a significant authoritarian turn in the operation of the executive branch. As power centralizes in the White House, edicts flow to control and ... Read More

August 27, 2025: Trump administration news

• Middle East meeting: President Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House on plans for post-war Gaza today. His son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair participated, ... Read More

Search for Trump special prosecutor underway following state Supreme Court ruling

President hails ‘BIG WIN’ after Georgia high court refuses to consider Fulton DA Willis’ appeal over her removal. Read More

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump’s state playbook; ‘hateful’ threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to ... Read More