Whenever there’s a procedural debate in the House, the discussion inevitably turns to why the amendment process has become so closed — especially to any opportunities for the minority party to offer ...

DES MOINES — Iowans would be able to start the process of amending the state’s Constitution — removing the need for state lawmakers to take the first steps — under a proposal introduced this week by ...

Several lawmakers, Democratic and Republican, have called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump. But what is it?

Ben Sheehan explains how, and how often, Americans have changed their Constitution. How do we change the U.S. Constitution? We’ve done it 27 times – is that too many or too few? Ben Sheehan explains ...

Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship is an effort to repeal by executive fiat the legal foundation underlying the Fourteenth Amendment, which the ruling class today views ...

Florida Decides Healthcare, a group advocating for Medicaid expansion, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new Florida law restricting citizen-led constitutional amendments. The lawsuit alleges the law ...

In the early 1970s, buoyed by bipartisan support, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex. A rush of state ratifications ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With the Virginia General Assembly debating redistricting, do you actually know the process for how Virginia may redraw its congressional maps? It’s complicated, but below, ...