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U.S. President Biden attends a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony, in Fort Myer

Politics Jan 17

What is the Equal Rights Amendment and what’s next after Biden’s push to add it to the Constitution?

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Politics Feb 14

FILE PHOTO: Barry Faulkner 1936 Constitution mural in the rotunda of the National Archives, Washington, D.C on Aug. 28, 2011. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images
Protesters pour red powder on U.S. Constitution enclosure, prompting evacuation of National Archives

Video from the incident posted on the X social media platform shows two men covered in reddish-pink powder standing in front of the equally splattered horizontal glass case that houses the Constitution.

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Politics Aug 31

Republican Party state convention in Georgia
Liberal groups seek to use the 14th Amendment to block Trump from 2024 ballots

The groups cite a rarely used provision of the 14th Amendment barring from public office those who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engaged in "insurrection" against it.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Nation Nov 19

Handout image of an extremely rare official first-edition printed copy of the U.S. Constitution as adopted by delegates to...
Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43 million

A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Politics Dec 04

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Legal debate over impeachment accompanied by partisan attacks

In the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing Wednesday, four legal experts shared their perspective on impeachment -- and whether President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy meets the standard to justify it. Lisa Desjardins, who attended the hearing, joins Judy Woodruff…

Apr 13

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Broadway play reexamines the U.S. Constitution

By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green

A new Broadway production, "What the Constitution Means to Me," is taking a fresh look at the founding document: what it says, who it serves and who it doesn’t. The play’s author and lead actor reexamines the rights laid out…

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Nov 04

Past midterms, some zero in on amending Constitution

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Some on the right are working to cement change by amending the Constitution and bypassing the usual process.

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Jun 25

What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?

By Gretchen Frazee

The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law.

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Oct 18

Opinion: Why your alarmism over Trump is dangerous for democracy

By Shadi Hamid

Once the door to the criminalization of political and ideological disagreement is opened, it may be near impossible to close it.

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Sep 22

These provocative posters will make you think differently about ‘We the People’

By Elizabeth Flock

Graphic designers reimagine a U.S. Constitution that acknowledges the American slave trade and mistreatment of Native Americans.

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