federal
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These nonprofits don’t have to pay federal taxes and can receive tax-deductible donations.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
An ID isn’t required to register or vote in California elections in which federal offices aren’t contested, such as the 2021 gubernatorial recall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The ruling found that the federal government had not shown it could override state and local decisions about how to use their own resources.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
While federal officials declined to comment on the claim itself, some stressed that Phillips’ work record is otherwise standard, leaving observers to reconcile the unusual story with his professional background.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
