One way to limit the power of the new Congress under the Constitution was to be specific about what it could do. These enumerated, or listed, powers were contained in Article I, Section 8—the ...

Abortion rights do not hinge on who is elected president, or on which party controls Congress. The issue is out of their ...

Because the Constitution created a government of limited and enumerated powers, the Framers initially believed that a bill of rights was not only unnecessary, but also potentially dangerous.

This formalized the principle of enumerated powers, under which federal law can govern only as to matters within the terms of some power-granting clause of the Constitution. By including the ...

The Ninth and 10th Circuits are at odds over the Biden administration's $15 minimum wage for government contractors.

The biggest lie roiling the election is Vice President Harris’s claim that President Trump will ban abortion nationwide.

The biggest lie roiling the election is Vice President Kamala Harris' claim that former President Donald Trump will ban ...

A whirlwind history of the administrative state By specifically outlining what jobs the federal government had the authority ...

Coal companies providing power for rural Kentucky residents say they will have to pay millions to comply with a Biden administration rule cleaning up old ash disposal sites.

Douglas Rissing / Getty Images A limited government is one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities ... used to spell out the powers and limitations ...

Utah has spent more than $500,000 on its lawsuit attacking federal control over public lands — while budgeting more than twice that on a blitz to influence public opinion.

Plans to abolish the U.S. Department of Education—a key part of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform and a priority for ...