So if it seems as if more recent presidents have had more power than even Washington or Lincoln, it’s not an illusion. “The nature of the government at the federal level has changed so dramatically that [the framers] just couldn’t have contemplated any of this,” says Klarman, a legal..…

Bernhard explained the decision to move about 250 Bureau of Land Management employees out of Washington  to western states also stemmed from desire to shift power away from the government and toward states and American people. ..…

FILE - In this May 29, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama awards former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Presidential Medal of Freedom in East Room of White House, Washington. WASHINGTON — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking,..…

“I was disturbed by the president’s weaponization of people’s indignation about anti-Semitism from some of these women to cloud the accusations of racism against him,” Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of Jewish history and Holocaust studies at Emory University, told The Washington Post. . With..…

In 1835, while Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross was Washington seeking protection from U.S., Jackson's agents got Cherokees to sign treaty agreeing to move to west of Mississippi.. ..…

The third fault line is between TPLF which rules Tigray and, until last year, had long dominated EPRDF and the security apparatus and the government led by Abiy, the head of Oromo Democratic Party. From Washington's side, this would need to include, at minimum, waivers to loosen the..…

Doug Hoelscher, White House's director of intergovernmental affairs, told Washington that the changes mean the government is no longer subsidizing certain states.. ..…

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It would be unwise to overlook the likely US government influence behind much of what is transpiring here. The Dutch investigation of MH17 has been consistently supported by Washington officials like Heather Nauert. . ..…

declaration of genocide by U.S government could require Washington to impose even stronger sanctions on Myanmar, country where United States has competed for influence with regional China.. ..…

Late in April, Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined that his country is enjoying huge economic potentials and capabilities which are not realized by the US government, asserting that Washington’s inadequate knowledge of Tehran’s economic plans will lead to failure of..…

WASHINGTON  He was nominated by Republican President Gerald Ford and retired under Democratic President Barack Obama, who was John Paul Stevens began his 35 years of service on Supreme Court.. ..…

I will truly miss John Paul Stevens. . Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, is a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors. ..…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, in May signed the measure that requires oil shipped by rail through the state to have more volatile gases removed to reduce the risk of explosive and potentially deadly derailments. . ..…