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How Federalism Can Trump Populism

US President Donald Trump did not accomplish much in his first 100 days. But, as a growing movement of progressive federalism demonstrates, he did unwittingly remind many Americans that the US Constitution delegates substantial political authority to states, cities, and individual citizens.

BERKELEY – America remains deeply divided on many economic and political issues. Just as US President Donald Trump was touting the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, a federal court, responding to a legal complaint brought by several jurisdictions, temporarily blocked his executive order to strip federal funding from “sanctuary” states and cities.

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