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.

When the government shutdown ends, Donald Trump will have succeeded in staging the single biggest expansion of presidential power in American history because of the single largest shift in the ...

State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa operates independently from Hochul's office because of a firewall enshrined in the state constitution and statute. The commissioner of the state Education ...

A fight between Republicans and Democrats in the US could lead to an October 1 federal government shutdown. Democrats are trying to leverage the must-pass bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies; ...

In a series of actions this week, the president sought to expand the government’s reach. By Jess Bidgood When he was running for president last year, Donald Trump and his allies promised to increase ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy. As the commerce ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court next week weighs the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power over agencies set ...

Florida lawmakers are attempting to limit Gov. Ron DeSantis's executive power as he enters his final year in office. Recent legislative pushback follows a period where the Republican-controlled ...

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