A record 45% of American voters now identify as independent, making them the most powerful voting bloc. This signals trouble ...

You might be imagining someone who takes their time considering the candidates and their positions on the issues, who generally has faith in the political system, who sometimes votes for Republicans ...

Courts serve as a critical safeguard for constitutional rights against political and special interests. An independent judiciary, free from outside influence, is foundational to the U.S. legal system.

Critics say the Justice Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell threatens the political independence of the central bank, but the White House insists President Trump wasn't ...

Debate about the political independence of the Federal Reserve, highlighted over the past year in large part by President Donald Trump’s haranguing of the U.S. central bank over interest rate policy, ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns that, for central banks, losing independence from political pressures means “it’s hard to restore the credibility of the institution.” The practice of central-bank ...