Congress tends to guard its spending power as if it were a newborn in the crib, and you can bet that as the cases pertaining to spending work their way through the court system — likely up to the U.S.

Because of the Trump administration's efforts to cut staff and spending, Congress' "power of the purse" has been in the news ...

A U.S. Supreme Court decision more than two centuries ago grants the federal courts power to decide if laws and orders ...

President Donald ... fundamental power that Congress as an institution has largely deferred to the executive without so much as a protest: the power to declare war. We hear a ton about the former ...

President Donald ... fundamental power that Congress as an institution has largely deferred to the executive without so much as a protest: the power to declare war. As important as spending ...

Daniel DePetris President Donald Trump has signed more executive orders in his first 10 days than his recent predecessors have signed during their first 100. Trump, who fancies himself a man of action ...