Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and ...

In 1982, when the Voting Rights Act was up for reauthorization, the Reagan Justice Department had a goal: preserve the VRA in ...

A public celebration of life is being planned for January at World's Fair Park. Judge Thomas Varlan to step aside in 2026; Trump to appoint successor.

A hundred years ago, America's wealth concentrated in New York's Fifth Avenue. Today, the richest Americans reside in places ...

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One of the core tenets of the conservative legal movement over the past half-century has been that presidents should have more power. The “unitary executive theory” developed by John Yoo, then an ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...

This holiday season, the Smithsonian Store is spreading winter cheer with a curated collection of gifts inspired by the wonder and treasures found across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums and the National ...

The Smithsonian museums are reopening, starting Friday, November 14, following the federal government shutdown. Initial reopenings include the National Museum of American History, National Air and ...

The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are set to reopen within days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The National Museum of American History, the National Air ...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with plaintiffs arguing that his unilateral levies on imported goods violate the Constitution, ...

Near the end of his opinion in Trump v. United States, Chief Justice John Roberts chastises the dissenting justices for “ignoring the Constitution’s separation of powers” and “fear mongering on the ...