Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, she promised the American people renewed congressional ...

Americans’ trust in the three branches of the federal government has reached a new low but remains higher for state and local governments, according to a Gallup survey. The polling company said ...

We are taught that our government is composed of three branches: executive,legislative and judicial. Purposefully designed, this division of power should provide adequate checks and balances so that ...