There has been much talk of late about the institution of American democracy and what it takes to preserve it. This discussion has focused largely on the formal legal basis for democratic institutions embodied in the Constitution of the United States.

In response to aggressive GOP redistricting plans, Democratic leaders in Virginia are considering amending the state’s constitution.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution."

The American Constitution Society named Phil Brest, a former senior White House Counsel under Joe Biden, its president as top progressive legal organizations tap new leadership amid Trump administration attacks on lawyers and the judicial system.

Every American should read the U.S. Constitution, especially the articles describing the powers of the president, Congress and the Supreme Court. For example Article II Section 1 of the Constitution requires that in order to be president, a person must ...

There is an opportunity to substantially remake the U.S. Congress and restore constitutional rule of law. | Opinion

Jill Lepore’s “We the People” examines amendments as engines of change. And “History Matters” offers insights from the late David McCullough.

Extremists in both major U.S. political parties, MAGA Republicans and uncompromising Democrats, are widening the chasm between Americans to the detriment of the nation.

Defiant Democrats are embracing this weekend’s “No Kings” rallies, bashing the GOP’s attacks on the anti-Trump protests as an assault on free speech while urging voters to take to the streets.