“The first man put at the helm will be a good one,” Benjamin Franklin said at the Constitutional Convention in June 1787, referring to George Washington. “No body knows what sort may come afterward.

The evolution in America of rationales for the cascading growth of presidential power, which began in earnest in the post-war ...

Editor: As a former civil grand juror, I was delighted to learn about Mayra Aguilar’s decision to put herself forward for ...

In seeking identities of those behind anonymous social media posts, the DOJ is intensifying its pursuit using grand jury ...

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent marvels at Trump’s enduring hold over the GOP mind. Plus: the dumbest ...

According to new reporting from Bloomberg, the Department of Justice is suing social media companies to obtain the names, ...

A High Court judge has been accused of launching a veiled attack on a fellow justice in a speech slamming those he says want to stack courts with conservatives to achieve political ends. High Court ...

Premier Danielle Smith was taking heat from other western premiers over separatism on Tuesday when an astonishing statement hit the airwaves.

Robert Beech-Jones accused the conservative Samuel Griffith Society of trying to “stack” Australia’s courts with right-wing ...

The US Department of Justice has quietly launched a sweeping legal campaign targeting prominent social media platforms over ...

Politicians may take back seat as a jumble of groups on both sides angle for voters' attention (and sometimes clash).

What if political parties are a big part of the answer? I know, I know. You have mixed feelings about parties. So did James ...