in part by giving the president and attorney general control over executive branch agencies' interpretation of the law. Section 7 of the order reads: The President and the Attorney General ...

MANILA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday distanced himself from the impeachment of his estranged Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the executive branch of ...

Harris argues that because Article II of the Constitution makes the president the head of the executive branch, he has the unrestricted power to remove all executive officers, including the heads ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday stating that only the “President and the Attorney General shall provide authoritative interpretations of the law for the executive branch ...

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Georgetown law professor Mary McCord about what happens when the executive and judicial branches push back against each other.

It reads: The President and the Attorney General, subject to the President’s supervision and control, shall provide authoritative interpretations of law for the executive branch. The President ...

Accordingly, in the U.S., as in virtually all modern states, law is made and interpreted not only by the legislature and the courts, but also by a multitude of executive branch officials applying ...

During his first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has signed nearly 40 executive orders. They cover a dizzying array of policy areas --from immigration to public school -- and many of them ...

a president can order the federal government to take any steps that are within the scope of the constitutional authority of the executive branch and do not violate any federal law.

“I wish the courts would allow the executive and the legislative branches to work, but we’ll see how all that develops,” he continued. Federal judges have temporarily halted several of Trump ...

The order will require all independent federal agencies and executive branches to submit draft regulations so they can be reviewed by the White House, as well as liaise with the Trump ...