Over the last 250 years, the federal government has encroached on the responsibilities of the states. One way this shows up is the amount of resources used by the federal government.

Thirty-one states, plus the District of Columbia, received more than they paid in. New Mexico, for example, sent around $12.4 billion to the federal government in taxes, but received over $41.8 ...

States with the lowest and highest balance of payments As of 2022, New Mexico had the highest balance of payments, receiving more federal funds than what its businesses and residents paid in taxes ...

Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times ...

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington in President Donald Trump's extraordinary ...

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits ...

The U.S. federal government comprises 3 different branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The powers of these three branches of government were defined in by the U.S. Constitution, which ...

President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.

Federal Government of the United States Trump administration seeks to sell Kluczynski Federal Building, 10 others in Chicago ...

A federal executive order (EO) issued in March has created questions about the government’s right to access states’ data — especially in cases where that information was collected with a ...

Uranium Energy stock is receiving federal policy support that positions it well for uranium demand growth. Here's what ...

Over a third of the United States federal government's revenue comes from the country's four most-populous states, but they often get back less than they contribute. Known as "donor states," 19 ...