In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The debate over abortion care is a current example of politics’ impact on medical care. Thus, the political sphere has influenced medicine and will continue to do so; it is inescapable.

By striking Iran’s nuclear facilities in the Iran-Israel conflict, Trump was sending a message not just to the mullahs of ...

Western Maine, however, is a different story. When LePage attempted to return to the Blaine House in 2022, it was one of the ...

Back in the 1990s while working for the Clinton administration’s U.S. Office of Personnel Management, I wrote articles in ...

The Constitution also gives the states broad powers to regulate and run national elections. State legislatures have used those powers to pass gerrymandering, voter suppression and other ...

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

Opinion editorial Democrats convince no one by flagging each and every slight as the ‘end of democracy’ By Post Editorial Board Published June 14, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET ...

Governance: Democracy relies on elections, a separation of powers and the protection of individual rights. Fascism, conversely, is characterized by a single, often charismatic leader, centralized ...

If we want young people to inherit democracy, they must be equipped to understand — and shape — it. This means we need a new definition of readiness. Not just college- and career-ready.

“Democracy is not guaranteed”: J6 police sue over House GOP’s failure to recognize insurrection Two former police officers have filed a lawsuit over Republicans refusing to install a Jan. 6 ...