Who really runs Washington? Supreme Court just gave Americans an important answer

Published July 2, 2026 9:00am ET



If the people running your business couldn’t be held accountable, how long do you think your company would survive? Probably not very long.

Yet that’s the direction parts of our federal government have drifted for years. Unelected officials have gained enormous authority to write rules, enforce regulations, and reshape the way Americans do business. Often, with little meaningful accountability to the leaders voters actually elect.

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