Much of the litigation surrounding the new Trump administration turns in part on "unitary executive" theory - the idea that the president should have near-total control over the executive branch of ...

The United States started its life as a confederacy, but today it is a federal nation, which is reflected in the way it conducts elections. But wait, what even IS federalism, and how does it compare ...

The "three buckets" picture of the federal government, in combination with the unitary executive thesis, gives extravagant power to the President. [The second of four blog posts drawing on yesterday's ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...