Democratic Party History. The Democratic party is the oldest existing political party in America. Democrats have won 19 of 42 presidential elections since the party first ran a pr ...

Mark Finchem a speeding ticket, the Arizona Republican didn't need to worry about the consequences. That's because the Arizona Constitution shields state lawmakers from any civil process and arrest ...

The Democrats called the actions against USAID “illegal” and a “constitutional crisis” while vowing to take their defense of the agency to the courts. “What Trump and Musk have done is ...

At the constitutional convention, delegate Elbridge Gerry noted that this power was entrusted with the House because its members were "representatives of the people" and "it was a maxim that the ...

The separation of powers is a fundamental feature of our constitutional order: The people’s legislative representatives determine what the government will spend money on and the president ...

Not even three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, and we are already in the midst of what can only be described as a constitutional crisis. It can be difficult to recognize a crisis when you ...

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The tech oligarch has unleashed his slow-rolling coup d’état across the federal government, and it’s not clear anything can prevent a total takeover. The second Trump administration is waging ...

In a statement, The Presidency said the new legislation, which repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975, aligns expropriation processes with the Constitution. Section 25 of the ...

Yes, at least for now. That question and answer have shaken Washington because they highlight the stark difference between conservative constitutional governance and one-man rule led by the president.

That law is currently tied up in litigation. Congress can call a convention of states to impose limits on the federal government under Article Five of the U.S. Constitution. In the same article, ...

Nineteen states have called on Congress to convene a constitutional convention. At least 34 are needed. It would be the first state-driven convention. The House however earlier this session passed ...