Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Elena Kagan are well matched, rhetorically forceful opposites. And they have been clashing for more than a decade over an increasingly relevant question of presidential power: How easy should it be for the president to fire the heads of independent agencies?

The art of persuasion and compromise were once essential elements for political success. Those skills are no longer necessary to succeed. In this political era, where politics is mostly a power game, those without clout either get in line or get rolled over.

In a move shaking up Texas' political landscape, former President Donald Trump pardoned U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, the longtime South Texas Democrat who'd been facing federal bribery charges. The pardon not only rewrites Cuellar's legal fate but could also reshape how both parties court Latino voters heading into 2026.

Floridians go to the polls to elect a new governor on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited and can't run for a third time in a row. Two Republican frontrunners in the GOP gubernatorial contest are Florida first lady Casey ...

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Joseph Nye died earlier this month at the age of 88, and with him passes one of the most influential voices of post-Cold War American internationalism. The tributes have been swift and respectful, as they should be. The renowned Harvard professor was not ...

It’s Jacksonville vs. Tallahassee, and it all plays out when the Florida Legislature convenes in January. Jacksonville’s central 2026 challenge is defending fiscal autonomy and local governance against a state administration pushing top-down fiscal reforms and broader preemption.

Affordability is clearly the most significant political theme running through both local and national politics today. While grocery prices have long been the most common barometer of increasing consumer prices, the cost of electricity is fast becoming the ...

As technology grows more ubiquitous, tech leaders find themselves dealing with organizational politics more often and in ways that could make or break tech efficacy.

President Donald Trump’s drive to replace agency leaders and his mass firings across the federal government are all based on the same basic legal concept: the unitary executive theory. It holds that every employee of the executive branch is answerable to,