U.S. political leaders face a drumbeat of violent threats
In a new survey, experts are concerned about how this violence is eroding democracy.
Big government vastly expanded presidential power. Republicans use it to sabotage the administrative state.
The "unitary executive" theory is a boon to a strongman president who wants to dismantle democracy's guardrails.
There’s just one Department of Homeland Security. So why does it have so many bosses in Congress?
More than 90 congressional committees and subcommittees currently claim jurisdiction over some part of DHS
Trump wanted to slash the federal government. But federal agencies are doing just fine.
Despite criticism of federal agencies, civil servants and private-sector managers and executives are about as likely to feel they can do their jobs well, our research finds
Civil servants are the last defense against a lawless president. It’s no wonder Trump didn’t trust them.
U.S. democracy counts on public servants to be loyal to the Constitution, not politicians
How Congress is pushing back against Trump’s unprecedented use of emergency powers
Unless the laws change, future presidents are more likely to exploit emergency powers, now that Trump has ended the tradition of restraint.