President Donald Trump has challenged our system of checks and balances. He shows little appreciation for Congress and the ...

Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive ...

Here’s an irony that took over 700 years to see — British barons limited the power of a king, Americans rebelled against having a king centuries later, and in our times the U.S. Supreme Court sought ...

The recent special session in Carson City included consideration of several high-profile bills, including a vast expansion of the state film tax subsidies (failed) and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s “tough on ...

Re “It’s time for a fourth branch of government” (Ideas, May 4): My response to Josh Lerner and Marjan Ehsassi’s assertion is a heartfelt amen. I believe E.O. Wilson, if only he were still with us, ...

In recent decades, philanthropy has increased its investments in policy advocacy to realize strategic objectives in issues ...

Many of Trump's actions are a direct challenge to the courts and to Congress, the two branches of government designed to act as checks on presidential power. We look at this power dynamic. Over the ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power." However, while ...

Donald Trump is a very successful businessman. He is the aggressive tycoon owner and final decision-maker of his real-estate business. He was also elected president of the United States of America, ...

The Trump administration's actions in its first 100+ days have disrupted the balance of power among the three branches of government. The executive branch, under President Trump, has expanded its ...