This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our writers turn their gaze to ...

ATLANTA (AP) — It's what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is ...

This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our writers turn their gaze to ...

The Kansas Legislature passed 116 bills in 2025, a productive session marked by a shift in power dynamics. While bipartisan cooperation was evident, a record 14 vetoes by Gov. Laura Kelly were ...

In this episode of the American Founding, Dr. Cost explores the system of checks and balances that runs through the Constitution. It was not enough that the branches of government be separate from one ...

The Kansas Legislature overrode a record number of Governor Kelly's vetoes in the 2025 session, raising concerns about the balance of power. The legislative supermajority's ability to override vetoes ...

As veto session begins and power goes back to the Democratic majority state legislature, the consequences of a single-party ...

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Bruce Springsteen said, “The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now ...

ATLANTA — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of checks and balances is rooted in ...