The House of Representatives has become increasingly closed to minority party amendments, with both sides using procedural ...

The left, fuming over the Supreme Court’s conservative majority and its commitment to the plain text of the confounded Constitution, is mounting a new push against originalism. That’s judicial jargon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 19. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) A growing number of lawmakers are calling for ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WVEC) — Ahead of the 2019 legislative session, a Virginia advocacy group is pushing a constitutional amendment that would strip lawmakers of the power to redraw district lines and ...

Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan benefiting Democrats while a court battle plays out over the legality of the effort.

The authors of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution established and explained the complete order of presidential succession, as well as a series of contingency plans to fill any executive vacancies.

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 157 years ago today. Born of Reconstruction, it was hotly debated by Northern ...