The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: The end of checks and ...

This article is part of a series, called Civics & Civility, focused on explaining how government works and encouraging dialogue and understanding among Butler County residents. Greg Hayward ...

The president is positioning himself to have much greater control over a smaller, enfeebled federal bureaucracy.

His administration has gone on a firing spree, directing federal agencies to lay off the more than 200,000 probationary ...

Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off and hundreds of federal buildings could be sold. What does that mean for ...

The president’s power grab over federal agencies is the latest example of his use of the controversial legal theory.

The government’s White Paper on devolution within England proposes unitary local authorities with a minimum population of 500,000, as discussed in part one of this article. The other significant ...

Under the order, independent agencies must submit for review “significant” regulations to a unit within the Office of Management and Budget. The order also gives OMB Director Russ Vought power over ...

The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to give his political appointees far-reaching control over ...

The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is ...

Sub-federal governments receive equalisation grants in four instalments. Under normal circumstances, the third instalment ...