The country has become so divided, some scholars say, that leaders of the three branches are often more loyal to their ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week could enable a Trump executive order restricting birthright citizenship. It could ...

Scandal in the 1970s ignited demands to ban private donations and protect democracy from secret money and corruption. Bold ...

Texas authorities may not enforce a Republican-backed state law that would let them arrest and prosecute people suspected of ...

Supreme Court decisions affect educators, students and working families every day. Find out how we “graded” key decisions ...

A federal judge briefly halted the Trump administration on Friday from placing eight migrants on a plane destined for conflict-ridden South Sudan, to give the men time to make their argument to a ...

There are serious questions about the wisdom and durability of President Trump’s policies, but on his terms, he can point to ...

The Declaration of Independence has some notes about “the Right of the People to alter or to abolish” its existing government ...

Hector Vargas Santos thought a presidential pardon would wipe his slate clean—and maybe even his wallet. But when the former ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case over Montana's abortion law. Under the law, parents would have to give ...

The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight ...