As the U.S. turns 250, Trump’s second term is intensifying clashes with states and testing the future of American federalism.

The U.S. Constitution is explicit about the division of power, not just between the three branches, but between the federal government and the states. President Trump has been aggressively pushing ...

The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law is the supreme law of the land. Historical conflicts over the clause include the nullification crisis, the Civil War, and the ...

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight. Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) An unusually large majority of Americans agree that the recent scenes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis are disturbing. It’s understandable to look at ...

When the 2025 Legislature demanded Utah’s public degree-granting institutions reallocate millions in state budget dollars to “high value” programs, the University of Utah signaled intentions to launch ...

Once state officers are given federal authority, the actions they take in the name of that authority are beyond the reach of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People work on a giant American flag on the field of Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, ...