Biden administration seeks to eliminate single-use plastics in federal government by 2035
President Biden has announced a commitment to phasing out the the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the ...
Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
The framers creating the U.S. Constitution knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government, a president ...
Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence
The potential reemergence of Schedule F is not the first time a president has sought to install political loyalists in the ...
Federal Government Expands Its Fixer-Upper Home-Buying Program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development updated its policies for 203 (k) loans, which aim to modernize the program as ...
Map Shows States With Movements to Leave United States
The New Hampshire Independence Movement said it is committed to making New Hampshire a "free, independent and prosperous ...
The Supreme Court curbed federal oversight of schools. It's a big deal.
Federal oversight of U.S. schools may be in serious trouble after a Supreme Court ruling, staffers at the Education ...
No, 25% of the annual U.S. federal budget does not go to foreign aid
It’s a common misperception that foreign aid makes up about 25% of the U.S. federal budget each fiscal year. It’s actually ...
How Boeing defrauded the United States and escaped with a slap on the wrist
Boeing is facing an additional $243 million in fines as part of its anticipated guilty plea to a felony charge its employees ...
After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
(THE CONVERSATION) Texas once had a law that allowed public schools to charge tuition for undocumented immigrant families to send their children to school. The rationale was that taxpayer dollars ...
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Supreme Court opinion marks major change to federal government
Former President Richard Nixon caught a lot of grief when he told interviewer David Frost in 1977, “When the president does ...
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Puerto Rico's Status as Part of the United States to Be Decided in November Referendum
For the first time, Puerto Rico's current status as a U.S. territory will not be an option in a direct vote scheduled for the ...
Government violations of the Fourth Amendment
In his famous dissent in Olmstead v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1928 called the right to be left ...