The Constitution’s framers were informed by colonial practice, which defined ‘executive power’ broadly.

HIGHLAND — One person died and five were injured in a car crash after a head-on collision Tuesday night. A 69-year-old woman from Highland died from her injuries in Chicago area hospitals after the ...

New polling shows 82% of Americans support requiring high school graduates to pass a civics test, as education leaders plan curriculum reforms for 2026.

A nation that does not know its history is doomed to do poorly on the SAT. With this harrowing warning in mind, we would do well to review at least the basics of U.S. history. Otherwise, we — and here ...

The creation of schools in every town for every child dates back to before the Revolutionary War. In 1647, Massachusetts became the first to establish a right to an education. The use of taxes, ...

By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to democracy have prompted a number of experts to warn that the United States is in the midst of a ...

14th Amendment, Section 1 The 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868, says that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United ...

Trump has not succeeded in establishing a Hitler dictatorship, but he certainly is trying to establish an autocratic regime.” | Opinion ...

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." ...

Dozens of universities will receive money to boost civics education in commemoration of the United States’ 250th birthday.

Instead of moving forward, the wheel of history has turned back to the 19 th century world of strongmen and power politics, spheres of interest and economic nationalism. Spheres of interest is the ...