The little-known emoluments clause of the Constitution bars the president and other government employees from accepting foreign gifts and payments without congressional approval.Read the clause, as ...

Proposition 3 amends the California Constitution, solidifying same-sex marriage rights. It will remove wording in the state constitution that says marriage is only between a man and a woman. This ...

Introduction to the Constitution -- From the Articles of Confederation to the Constitutional Convention -- The Philadelphia Convention and the New Constitution -- Ratifying the Constitution and the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The United States Senate favors states with small populations. Wyoming has half a ...

Three Democratic state attorneys general asked a court Wednesday to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment is valid and part of the U.S. Constitution. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, Illinois ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The letter by George Watson (Oct. 17) about the Constitution Party is an excellent illustration ...