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Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 20, 2020 Roundup
Get a round-up of the latest from the “Battle for the Constitution:” a special project on the constitutional debates in…
Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate
In the first day of the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts made a reference to an…
The Chief, the Senate, and the Trial
Just before the Senate began the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, Ken Starr and Joan Biskupic previewed…
The next steps in the Senate impeachment trial process
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives formally delivered two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump to the…
Who is the Senate Parliamentarian and what does she do?
The impending Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump could see an important figure in the national spotlight who is…
10 fascinating facts about Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was one of the best-known American politicians of the 20th century’s second half, and one of the most…
On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage
President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 made the United States a global player in the world of foreign…
Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…
To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics
Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Donald J. Trump for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors,…
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…
