The US democracy sold as pure, moral and unprecedented is increasingly under lens.  Behind the facade of democratic virtue ...

We have been deceived—again and again—into believing that U.S. democracy was born as a noble product of collective will. The ...

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

Andrew Cuomo's allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the ...

New Yorkers who felt heard by a politician for the first time, including people who aren’t citizens and couldn’t vote, found ...

Posey served in various military roles throughout the Revolution. The Indiana Historical Society has his original enlistment ...

Here are four authoritarian presidents who paved the way for Donald Trump’s current romp through the mine fields of despotism ...

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With Thom Tillis’s abrupt retirement announcement, the Tar Heel State could either be Trump’s best chance to tighten his grip ...

A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws. The order Thursday by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang reimposes a preliminary injunction against the ...

Republicans are eyeing potential redistricting opportunities in Ohio and Texas as they seek extra cushion to protect their ...

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Democrats would pick up 40 seats in the 2026 midterms after the ...