Tag: Federalism

The federal government has been trying to strengthen marriage, and it hasn’t been helping

J.P. De Gance · May 14, 2019 4:00 am

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent government agency that approves and regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and crude oil, has been characteristically tight-lipped since it announced in December its plan to take a "fresh look" how it issues permits for pipelines. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Energy and Environment

Trump escalates war on states’ environmental powers with order to spur pipelines

Josh Siegel · April 10, 2019 9:45 pm

A supporter holds a flag endorsing the Green New Deal, Feb. 7, 2019, outside the Capitol.

‘Green New Deal’ would require an actual revolution

Philip Klein · February 12, 2019 7:53 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, listens to a question as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

Brett Kavanaugh gives aid to Planned Parenthood by aborting principles of federalism

Quin Hillyer · December 10, 2018 7:52 pm

Let’s Make Politics Local Again

Chris Deaton · November 26, 2018 4:43 pm

Brett Kavanaugh lists his favorite Federalist Papers

Pete Kasperowicz · September 5, 2018 7:47 pm

States battling to keep their land use disputes away from federal courts

Naomi Lim · August 9, 2018 4:27 pm

Southbound traffic on Interstate 5 moves through Los Angeles, Sept. 1, 2006. Oral arguments were scheduled Friday Sept. 15, 2006, in a U.S. District Court regarding California's requirement that automakers reduce emissions. At issue is whether California has the right under the federal Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through tailpipe standards.

Beltway Confidential

California is using lawsuits to impose blue-state values on the rest of the country

David Davenport · August 7, 2018 9:18 pm

Students rally for clean energy in front of San Francisco City Hall on Feb. 28, 2018.

Lawsuits are not the answer to climate change

Mike Hunter · July 20, 2018 4:00 am

A Modest Proposal

Andy Smarick · July 16, 2018 8:47 am

A protester takes part in a rally in Seattle against President Trump and his choice of federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the Supreme Court.

Overturning Roe v. Wade won’t outlaw abortion — just look at federal pot rules

Wayne Laugesen · July 13, 2018 4:00 am

Marijuana Legislation Is Federalism in Action

Collin Roth · July 2, 2018 9:05 am