
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?
Legal scholars argue that when executive branch agencies impose conditions on federal funds, courts should give these cases special scrutiny.
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Legal scholars argue that when executive branch agencies impose conditions on federal funds, courts should give these cases special scrutiny.

Many Americans still write checks, even if you no longer do.

Australia has a well-established national wildfire warning system, so how does this compare with the UK’s approach?

Israel’s prime minister is gambling on an increasingly right-wing electorate approving of his government’s territorial policies.

Anna Turns (AT), senior environment editor and Rachael Jolley (RJ), environment editor, showcase climate-friendly ways to transform your living spaces.

A new study of great ape laughter also gives clues about how humans’ ancient ancestors started speaking.

Albums have become centrepieces of wider cultural worlds built through visuals, personal stories and fan participation.

The gap between rich and poor areas is narrowing, but inequalities remain in some specialities and regions.

You can’t gain power without also gaining enemies, as Machiavelli pointed out.

Recognising African agency in colonised territories allows us to rethink borders and revise history.

To lose a defence minister in time of war is a blow. To also lose a commander-in-chief is a crisis.

The amendment would commit federal Labor to remove the barriers to allow state law to work unfettered.