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.

Opinion: If Gov. Wes Moore and Democrats in the Maryland legislature truly want to defend democracy, they should open primaries to unaffiliated voters.

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, ...

The U.S. political system is currently experiencing previously unimaginable levels of partisan and ideological polarization. And at the same time, public disaffiliation with both major parties is ...

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 ...

New data from Gallup shows overall gains for Democrats even though 45 percent of Americans do not identify with either political party. By Ruth Igielnik An increasing number of Americans have become ...