New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani isn't even in office yet, but many Staten Island lawmakers are concerned and ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wants a “national divorce.” In her view, another Civil War is inevitable unless red and blue states form separate countries. But all this ...

Following the United States Supreme Court's decision to reject Texas' lawsuit to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory, the chairman of the state's Republican party suggested leaving the ...

A new proposal would have a county in northern California secede and become its own state, with the local activist behind the effort calling for residents to have their way of life restored and ...

School districts in a growing number of U.S. states are trying to break off from existing districts. These "seceding" areas, as experts refer to the practice, tend to be wealthier and whiter than the ...

The Issue: Staten Island politicians renewing calls for the borough to secede from New York City. Secession is not the best option for Staten Island (“NYC-Ya!” Aug. 31). As an independent county, we ...

According to the federal Clarity Act, a province can only leave confederation if a “clear majority” of its voters endorse a ...

The Balkinization site is running a symposium on two important new books on secession: Timothy William Waters's Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States, and Secession in a Democratic World (Yale ...