Like other Republican presidents, George Bush is bully on states- rights. He-s proposed new powers for the states, over Medicaid, unemployment and other social programs. Yet the President-s promise to ...

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump made an unusual statement at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner, to an audience of the party’s House members. “The states are just an ...

Among sports betting operators, the latest mantra seems to be, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” Last Tuesday, Underdog Sports became the latest wagering operator to announce a clear, and creative, ...

The principles of federalism are being tested in real time through abortion law. For years, conservatives claimed to be defenders of state sovereignty and champions of local control. Yet that respect ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump ...

In the days when overt racism was a thing (that is, the days of Jim Crow), it was often said that states’ rights had to be respected by the federal government. That same assertion of states’ rights ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has spent weeks criticizing President Donald Trump's threats to deploy National Guard troops to the city — a stance that some Republicans call a sharp reversal from the ...

A major test of the AI industry’s influence in Washington will come to a head this week—and the battle has already revealed sizable fissures in the Republican Party. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ...

The controversy over Texas and California redistricting to boost seats for Republicans and Democrats respectively may be controversial, but the alternative is worse. We live in a republic that ...

The principles of federalism are being tested in real time through abortion law. For years, conservatives claimed to be defenders of state sovereignty and champions of local control. Yet that respect ...