federal
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He recently settled a federal corruption indictment without admitting misconduct.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In contrast to all other members of the executive branch, the federal criminal conflict of interest statute doesn’t apply to the president and vice president, nor to members of Congress, Painter said.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Ottawa is providing C$25 million in federal funding for a wind project at the mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He decried RIH’s pleas for relief in Rhode Island’s federal court as “flagrant attempts to avoid compliance with lawful orders” designed to “circumvent the authority of this court.”
From Slate • May 19, 2026
For it purported to create a consolidated federal government with powers sufficient to coerce obedience to national laws—in effect, to discipline a truly continental union—while remaining true to the republican principles of 1776.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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