Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive and judicial branches provide balance and prevent each other from growing ...

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The GOP in Congress nullified the legislative branch this year by failing to stand up to the president’s actions, even when those ran counter to the Constitution, such as his decisions to cancel ...

On Nov. 4, California voters will decide whether the state should temporarily adopt a Democratic gerrymander of its congressional maps to combat similar efforts in red states, or choose to stand down.

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Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. Checks and balances. I can’t count how many times I heard those words in the history and social ...

Hartford Checks and Balances Fund (I Share) underperformed its blended benchmark during the quarter. Markets rallied broadly in Q2, supported by moderating inflation, resilient labor data, and a ...

These are tough times for those who think having checks and balances is one of those American ideas that’s worth preserving. Up in Washington, President Donald Trump is pursuing what’s known as the ...

During 35 years with the Department of Justice, I helped investigate and prosecute murderers, mobsters, gang members, drug dealers, white collar criminals, and corrupt public officials and law ...

It is unfortunate that the word bias has a negative connotation, writes Christopher de Vinck. Let’s say, instead, that there is an urgent need for truth in journalism not bias. Let’s say we lean ...