federal
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Congress’ conditions to states must be clear and unambiguous and must have some relationship to the purposes of the federal grants in question.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Only the federal army has military drones in the country of 130 million people, and they have been deployed repeatedly against insurgents operating in several regions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1916, creating the federal estate tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In 2022, Holmes was convicted on four counts related to defrauding investors and later sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
According to his own rough calculations, Virginia would transfer about $3 million of debt to the federal government, then be charged about $5 million in new taxes.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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