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On this day, FDR approves funding the Manhattan Project
On this day in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Dr. Vannevar Bush to move forward with a top-secret project that led…
Excerpt: America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
In this excerpt from The Atlantic’s October 2018 print edition, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen…
10 fascinating facts about the National Park Service
Today marks the anniversary of the 1916 Organic Act that created the National Park Service. So how much has the Park Service grown…
The Space Force and the Constitution
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a sixth military service branch to focus on space warfare is raising an…
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress created the first version of the Post Office, naming Benjamin Franklin as the first…
How Justice Kennedy replaced Powell (and Bork) at the Court
Thirty years ago, a unanimous Senate approved Anthony Kennedy’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The federal judge wasn’t…
How Speaker of the House evolved into a critical constitutional role
Paul Ryan’s House retirement means that a new person will be Speaker of the House of Representatives next January and become one…
Supreme Court set to tackle Internet sales tax question
One of the most closely watched Supreme Court cases in April could affect the shopping habits of millions of Americans, as the…
Alito sets response date for Pennsylvania election map appeal
Pennsylvania’s two top elected Republican officials have asked Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in his role as a Circuit…
The Supreme Court’s Elections Clause dilemma in Pennsylvania
An appeal to the United States Supreme Court from Pennsylvania lawmakers about a state court gerrymandering decision might create…
