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Worlds collide: Separation-of-powers fights heat up

Political Theater, Episode 285

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has requested documents from the executive branch and local prosecutors that have raised questions about the separation of powers.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has requested documents from the executive branch and local prosecutors that have raised questions about the separation of powers. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted March 31, 2023 at 9:09am

The country’s founders were big fans of separating the powers of the branches of government. The current tussles among Congress, the White House and the courts show that the debate over where one institution’s authority ends and another begins is as lively as ever.

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