Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussed the system of checks and balances as some members of President Trump's administration push back on the courts.

A Portuguese court of appeal said on Monday that 11 major banks that had been convicted of collusion in housing loans do not ...

HE’S ENCOURAGING THAT SPIRIT TO GET BEHIND AN ARTICLE FIVE CONVENTION OF STATES, A NEVER BEFORE USED CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY, HE SAYS, WOULD ALLOW STATE LEGISLATURES TO CHECK THE POWER OF THE ...

THE MINI: On September 17, 1778, at the end of the Constitutional Congress, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "Do we have a republic or a monarchy?" To which he responded, "You have a republic if you ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the “51st state,” as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched ...

Thinking of living in Portugal in your retirement? You won’t be alone. Over 14,000 U.S. citizens reportedly reside in Portugal, with the number of Americans rising in this popular Western ...

For those of us who believe there are no coincidences, just signs to be interpreted, I noted the following on inauguration day. Monday was one of the coldest inauguration days ever, the American ...

(AP Video by Yong Jun Chang) Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kim ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Virginia State Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, listens to debate during the Senate session at the Capitol on ...

He uses consumer goods as evidence: When I ask people to answer that question, I ask them to look around the room and point out everything in the room that was made by a monarchy, because these ...

Restored to power, President Trump claimed that God put him there and asserted the right to single-handedly redraw the world map as he sees fit. By Peter Baker Peter Baker, the chief White House ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's detained President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a hearing at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, defending himself over his declaration of a short-lived martial law in early ...