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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vice President J.D. Vance addressed students at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday and spoke directly about something that’s become a growing conversation on the right — how Republicans should ...

If there’s one thing that U.S. civics education hammers home the most—the one thing that grade school students first learn, which is one of the preeminent things international audiences know about our ...

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 under federal law.

Debates on the extent of government authority and the power of the United States Constitution have become commonplace in recent months. The term “constitutional crisis” is used to describe a situation ...