Anyone who has taken an introductory American politics class probably remembers the way that America's system of federalism has been divided by scholars into "eras" based on understandings about the ...

Two major developments are raising fresh questions about federal power and accountability. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a high-stakes case over whether President Donald Trump can remove a ...

When a president so openly and unapologetically embraces fascism and white supremacy, it can be easy to get distracted, to focus on the man rather than the edifices of power. It can be tempting to ...

Vice President JD Vance told a Turning Point USA audience Wednesday that Republicans shouldn’t fear using federal power, arguing the left has already weaponized it in the past. Vance was responding to ...

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 ...

If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable. As National Guard troops landed in Portland, Oregon, in late September ...

(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Just last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a bipartisan chorus of governors in denouncing a Biden administration plan they said would strip states of powers guaranteed to them ...