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Forgotten Founders: Elbridge Gerry, The “Brusque Maverick”

by Nicholas Mosvick

Today, Elbridge Gerry is best known for being the force and namesake behind “Gerrymandering.” That has obscured the…

Forgotten Founders: Elbridge Gerry, The “Brusque Maverick”
The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma

by Lyle Denniston

From the debates of the Founders in Philadelphia in 1787 to today’s congressional impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald…

The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma
Justices take on major states’ rights dispute

by Lyle Denniston

Taking on a new case that could draw it back to the very origins of the Constitution, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide…

Justices take on major states’ rights dispute
A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service

by NCC Staff

On February 20, 1792, President George Washington officially created the modern United States Postal Service by signing a sweeping…

A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service
On this day: Shays’ Rebellion was thwarted

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1787, Shays’ rebellion effectively ended in Springfield, Mass., when its forces failed to capture a federal…

On this day: Shays’ Rebellion was thwarted
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday

by NCC Staff

On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress created the first version of the Post Office, naming Benjamin Franklin as the first…

10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
The Anti-Federalists and their important role during the Ratification fight

by Ugonna Eze

On this day in 1787, the debate over the newly written Constitution began in the press after an anonymous writer in the New York…

The Anti-Federalists and their important role during the Ratification fight
Democratic lawmakers sue President over business ties

by Lyle Denniston

Seeking to shore up Congress’s power to block President Trump from gaining benefits from his business empire, nearly 200…

Democratic lawmakers sue President over business ties
As Obama exits and Trump enters, what does George Washington have to say?

by Nicandro Iannacci

Seven lessons from America's first President.

James Wilson, popular sovereignty, and the Electoral College

by Matt Riffe

One of many compromises at the Constitution Convention, the Electoral College gives the people a voice in the selection of the…