Elena Kagan's academic work suggests that her views on executive power are vigorous domestically and constrained internationally, which conflict with the original intent of the Constitution's framers.

Examining the history of the use of the "executive privilege" can help us assess current battles between Congress and President Bush.

Once Condoleeza Rice testifies and the furor over9/11 dies down,Congress should havea real discussion over where executive privilege begins and ends, and where it should.

On Tuesday, July 2, the Transition to Governing Project held a conference to discuss the ongoing tension between the legislative and executive branches. The White House and Congress have had several recent clashes over the extent of legislative and executive powers, including the General Accounting Office’s request for documents...

Tension between the executive and legislative branches is evident in the conflict between executive privilege and congressional oversight.

For Barack Obama’s supporters on the left, to say his policy choices have been a disappointment would be an understatement. Explaining how this came about is Jack Goldsmith’s provocative new book.

Charles Ruff says that he did not consider New York politics when he made his recommendation to the President concerning clemency for members of the F.A.L.N.

Access to the unredacted versions of memos by former chief campaign finance investigator Charles LaBella and FBI Director Louis Freeh about whether to appoint an independent counsel appears to have convinced the House Judiciary Committee Republicans that no smoking gun evidence in those memos shows that President Clinton violated campaign...