Examines the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, including how presidents view the norm of judicial independence.

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the

Explains how United States presidents select justices for the Supreme Court, evaluates the performance of each justice, and examines the influence of politics o

Reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court's presidentialism threatens our democracy and what to do about it. Donald Trump's presidency made many Americans wonder wheth

From 2011, when Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives, until the present, Congress enacted hardly any major legislation outside of the tax