No state alone could replicate federal public health, scientific research, weather forecasting and disaster response services ...

Majorities of Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to provide a wide array of support and services for the country – but there is more consensus about some domains than others.

President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane ...

Washington state could soon be responsible for a bigger share of disaster relief response, a possibility state officials have ...

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal will not provide an answer to the reference question about the federal government’s ...

Another sweeping nationwide order from a single member of the federal bench.

In response to specific problems or issues requiring oversight and regulation by impartial individuals with specialized expertise, Congress creates federal agencies through the passage of legislation ...

"Primary responsibility for education should rest ... in his statement on signing the department into law, "but the Federal Government has for too long failed to play its own supporting role ...

(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) The Federal Reserve will “take a fresh look at staffing and resources” to find ways to consolidate responsibilities and modernize operations to ...