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Forgotten Founders: Elbridge Gerry, The “Brusque Maverick”
Today, Elbridge Gerry is best known for being the force and namesake behind “Gerrymandering.” That has obscured the…
The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma
From the debates of the Founders in Philadelphia in 1787 to today’s congressional impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald…
Justices take on major states’ rights dispute
Taking on a new case that could draw it back to the very origins of the Constitution, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide…
A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service
On February 20, 1792, President George Washington officially created the modern United States Postal Service by signing a sweeping…
On this day: Shays’ Rebellion was thwarted
On this day in 1787, Shays’ rebellion effectively ended in Springfield, Mass., when its forces failed to capture a federal…
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…
The Anti-Federalists and their important role during the Ratification fight
On this day in 1787, the debate over the newly written Constitution began in the press after an anonymous writer in the New York…
Democratic lawmakers sue President over business ties
Seeking to shore up Congress’s power to block President Trump from gaining benefits from his business empire, nearly 200…
As Obama exits and Trump enters, what does George Washington have to say?
Seven lessons from America's first President.
James Wilson, popular sovereignty, and the Electoral College
One of many compromises at the Constitution Convention, the Electoral College gives the people a voice in the selection of the…
