One way to limit the power of the new Congress under the Constitution was to be specific about what it could do. These enumerated, or listed, powers were contained in Article I, Section 8—the ...

Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches ...

Congress's neglect of enumerated powers fuels the fusion of spending and regulation, enabling unchecked federal intervention and expanding bureaucratic control.

Those who adhere to a strict interpretation of the Constitution believe the government does not have any authority not specifically listed as one of the Enumerated Powers of Congress. Critics also ...

The Trump administration backed down Wednesday from its sloppy order — after the edict was put on hold by a federal judge — imposing a sweeping federal spending freeze. But even as it backtracked, the ...

Congress has lost interest in exercising its constitutionally enumerated power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations.” Because of such self-diminishing actions by many previous Congresses ...