The U.S. Constitution is explicit about the division of power, not just between the three branches, but between the federal government and the states. President Trump has been aggressively pushing ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. I. Stand down In August 2002, federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents ...

Sean Beienburg dives into the forgotten history of federalism within the United States. The years before the New Deal shaped American states' rights. The U.S. was traditionally a powerful national ...

Withholding Federal Taxes as a New Weapon Against Trump’s America and Bringing Red States to Its Knees For decades, the political divide between red and blue states has been a defining feature of ...

Do economic rivalries between Texas and California or New York and Florida feel like yet another sign that America has become hopelessly divided? There is a bright side to their disagreements, and a ...

Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, former GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, SCOTUSblog editor Sarah Isgur, and former NJ Gov. Chris Christie join ABC's Jon Karl for 'This Week' roundtable, where they discuss the ...

US vaccine policy is rapidly changing—and increasingly pitting federal and state vaccine regulators against one another. Most recently, states on both coasts have formed regional networks with the ...

Section 1. Purpose. The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American ...