He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

The directive from his constituency was clear: reject the newly-written federal Constitution at New Hampshire’s ...

It’s terribly complicated. Law is made by the common action of three different institutions — the House of Representatives, the Senate and the presidency — chosen by different groups of people at ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

It’s long past time Americans face the truth about the Founding Fathers. A critique that places events being celebrated on ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Article V of the U.S. Constitution requires Congress call a constitutional convention when two-thirds of state legislatures request one. Senate Joint Resolution 18, which now goes to the House ...

The Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1970 was the sixth in the state’s history, and it produced the first changes to the state’s governing document in a century. One writer aptly ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields represents the second majority-Black 6th Congressional District that include Shreveport.

Crews began exterior demolition of Oklahoma City’s former convention center Monday, with MAPS Program Manager David Todd calling it a visible sign of progress as the city prepares the site for a ...

A series of federal immigration raids across LA sparked heated protests in a few spots in the city. Here's where demonstrations and clashes are occurring.

Human nature often compels us to reflect on the road not taken. In West Virginia’s case – on this June 20, our state’s birthday – that reflection might best focus on the n ...