Limited government requires not only laws but also the ambition of the political branches to check each other.

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President Trump's expansive interpretation of executive power is continuing to reshape federal spending in a government shutdown.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being thrown from his car on southbound Powers Boulevard on Friday. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to CSPD, as of 8:30 a.m., the right-hand lane of southbound Powers approaching Barnes will be closed for several hours, and drivers should expect delays. CSPD stated ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — At about 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, crews in Colorado Springs were called to a busy intersection where a small plane had crash-landed. "3 occupants on board, all parties ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from replacing the US’ top copyright official as the fight over executive branch firings and President Donald Trump’s use of ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected President Trump’s tariffs. WSJ’s Gavin Bade explains the ruling and its implications. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WASHINGTON—When a ...

A group of protesters march at the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Fresh off its summer recess, Congress faces its biggest test in ...

Fresh off its summer recess, Congress faces its biggest test in decades. Unlike big legislative fights of the past, this one could pass by without a notice. But the next few months will determine ...

The removed portions of the Constitution include clauses that limit Congress' power to suspend habeas corpus and forbid titles of nobility in the United States Getty Images/Tetra images RF; Andrew ...