Executive Branch
White House: State of the Union To Have Optimistic Tone
Will reportedly say he will use executive powers if Congress does not act
Rand Paul To Focus on Jobs in State of the Union Response
Kentucky senator giving one of the Republican responses to the president's address
Republicans Hint at Legal Response To Obama's Minimum Wage Hike Plan
President expected to announce increase in minimum wage for new federal contract workers
"Duck Dynasty" Star Willie Robertson To Attend State of the Union as Rep. Vance McAllister's Guest
Congressman made the announcement on Twitter
Congressmen Invite Family of Kenneth Bae to State of the Union
Rep. Rick Larsen, who represents the district where the family lives, and Rep. Charlie Rangel, who is a Korean war veteran
Most Americans Shrug at State of the Union Spectacle
As President Gerald Ford once said, "the state of the union is not good"
The Growing Power of the Presidency
From Lincoln to Obama, the Executive Branch Has Expanded its Reach
Obama Says He'll Go Around Congress to Get Things Done
That doesn't seem to be working out well for him for recess appointments
Meet the Liberals Backing Obama's Executive Power Play in Labor Board Case
The Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of Obama's recess appointments.
David Brooks' Paean to Presidential Power Is Year's Worst Op-Ed
You'd think it's nearly April Fools' Day, not Christmas.
Lawmakers Unsuccessfully Tried to Ban President's 'Signature' Drone Strikes
Failed in committee
John F. Kennedy Set a Benchmark for Overambitious Government
JFK and LBJ set out to prove how much the U.S. government could accomplish. They ended up proving how little extravagance can buy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Obama's Dangerous International Deal
A free trade agreement that is about neither trade nor freedom.
The Baby Boomers' JFK Fixation
Camelot nostalgia and assassination obsession as a form of generational arrogance.
John Kerry, Kennedy Assassination Theorist
The secretary of state suspects a conspiracy killed the president.
John F. Kennedy Was No National Treasure
He was lawless, reckless, and anything but a national treasure
Executive Branch 'Dictatorship'
Dirty Wars author Jeremy Scahill on rendition, torture, drones, and how American power operates beyond the law
White House Reiterates It May Strike Syria Without Congress
Maybe somebody just needs to draw a new red line?
Obama's Case Against Attacking Syria
What he said about the requirements for war before he was president
