When Donald Trump suggested revoking the government-issued broadcasting licenses for television stations that cover him negatively, he stepped over a line that many presidents before him dared not ...

The Supreme Court majority is advancing a long-term goal of conservatives to strengthen presidential power. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Yoo, a proponent of "unitary executive theory." We have ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary executive" theory that envisions vast executive ...

Critics of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have recently attacked him for 1) endorsing a supposedly radical theory of presidential power called a belief in the Unitary ...

The United States was founded in explicit rejection of monarchy. The Revolution was fought against King George III’s perceived tyranny, and the Constitution was designed to prevent the concentration ...

On Wednesday, the outlet published a story on Vought, who ran the Office of Management and Budget in Trump’s first term and has been renominated to run it again. The OMB is part of the White House.

Much of the litigation surrounding the new Trump administration turns in part on "unitary executive" theory - the idea that the president should have near-total control over the executive branch of ...