Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...
Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump
With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a ...
California fails the ‘nation state’ test
A ballot initiative asking Californians if they would like to secede from the United States was cleared to gather signatures ...
Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
A federal district judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to biomedical research funding in 22 states that banded together to ...