The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

Can the president spend less money than congress directed be spent? It comes down to a legal question around what's known as ...

There weren't really any rules around impoundment until Richard Nixon because Nixon was using ... it was not a Thomas Jefferson-style saving money on some Mississippi gunboats kind of impoundment.

NOAA's staff oversees monitoring the world's atmosphere and the nation's weather and climate, including its most violent ...

After Bezos purchased the Post in 2013—for a modest quarter billion dollars—he promised editorial independence. When Trump ...

Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by Congress. Can they do that under the U.S. Constitution?

We know that 10 of the first 12 presidents enslaved Black people, according to White House documents. All but John Adams and ...

He’s Thomas Jefferson’s hypocrisy without the rhetorical brilliance, Andrew Jackson’s brutality minus the military prowess, Richard Nixon’s paranoia stripped of its diplomatic acumen.

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While primarily a healthcare law, the act signed by President Barack Obama made a profound impact on commercial real estate.