17th Amendment: Who Needs It? – C5 TV

WATCH LIVE: The state of "cooperative federalism"

WATCH LIVE: The state of cooperative federalism

Time for Congress To Make the Right To Carry a National Right

Time for Congress To Make the Right To Carry a National Right

9 GOP House members propose ending direct election of senators

Members of Congress are pushing to repeal the 17th Amendment and elect senators the way the Constitution originally decreed. Nine GOP House lawmakers have co-signed a joint resolution introduced by Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self to repeal the amendment that mandates that U.S. senators be chosen by direct election. If the resolution passes and is []...Click to read more

Podcast: “Divided Over the Declaration,” with Bobb & Williams

My final conversation with authors of new books about the Declaration of Independence before this Saturday’s formal observance features the co-authors of Divided Over the Declaration: How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America. The authors of Divided Over the Declaration are David J. Bobb and Tony Williams, who are colleagues at the indispensable Bill of Rights Institute, and old pals. Bobb and Williams have hit upon a unique

Meet The Members Of Congress Who Want To Turn Back Clock 100 Years On American Institution

Members of Congress are pushing to repeal the 17th Amendment and elect senators the way the Constitution originally decreed. Nine GOP House lawmakers have co-signed a joint resolution introduced by Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self to repeal the amendment that mandates that U.S. senators be chosen by direct election. If the resolution passes and is []

NRCC Releases “MAGA Majority” Video Highlighting Judge Tano Tijerina

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the latest installment of its “MAGA Majority” video series, highlighting Judge Tano Tijerina’s lifelong commitment to South Texas, his record of conservative leadership as Webb County Judge, and his fight to deliver lower taxes, stronger public safety, and accountable government for the people of South Texas. [] The post NRCC Releases “MAGA Majority” Video Highlighting Judge Tano Tijerina appeared first on NRCC.

YOURSAY | AG-PP separation bill reform in name only

'Do not sell a half-reform as historic.'

Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms

Left: Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator, speaks at an event in Cleveland in May. Right: Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in Washington in March. —Brown: Sue Ogrocki—AP; Huster: Jacquelyn Martin—AP Let’s call it a Red State Reset. A raft of klieg-light Senate candidates are driving coverage of Democrats looking to []

Johnson says House will pass SAVE America Act 'one more time' in reconciliation bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said the House will attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act one more time through a budget reconciliation bill. The president has that as a top priority, and so do I, Johnson told Fox News's Shannon Bream in an interview on Sunday. We passed it...

Senate Set to Vote on Housing Bill

The Senate convenes on June 22 at 3 p.m. ET and is scheduled to vote at 5:30 p.m. ET on a motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with the Scott amendment.

LIVE: House Democrats hold press conference after Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

Watch live as the chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus hold a press conference following the Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship. Follow live updates: https://bit.ly/4wk8jJD

Sustaining an American National Identity Requires Civic Education

A shared civic tradition unites Americans in a way nothing else can.

Protecting US citizenship will be focus of Senate hearing Wednesday

The hearing, to be chaired by Sen. Eric Schmitt, comes as lawmakers continue debating issues surrounding citizenship, immigration policy, and national security.

Independence, Freedom, and America – LN Radio

Measuring America and a Scott Rasmussen special.

Wyoming judges: We must protect the independence of our judiciary

An independent judiciary is a safeguard not for judges — but for every American citizen, writes U.S. District Court Judges Alan B. Johnson, Kelly H. Rankin and Scott W. Skavdahl. The post Wyoming judges: We must protect the independence of our judiciary appeared first on WyoFile .

Bears taking advice, but haven’t put forward specific stadium plan, Pritzker says – Capitol News IL

Gov. JB Pritzker reiterated his willingness to call a special session to pass legislation. “I think (the Bears are) looking at both of the bills that passed – the one in the House, the one in the Senate – hoping to put the provisions of each of those together in a form that they think will pass,” he said. “And then, of course, they need to begin conversations with members of the legislature that they weren’t able to win over before.

Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes

ATLANTA (AP) — Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots. Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had called lawmakers into a special session in [] The post Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes appeared first on Loonie Politics.

[Photo] 🚨Supreme Court to hear case next term on challenges to Arizona’s efforts to remove no [...]

Supreme Court to hear case next term on challenges to Arizona’s efforts to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls. Read more in article linked below. https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/27/trump-doj-asks-scotus-to-weigh-arizonas-commonsense-proof-of-citizenship-laws/

REP TOM BARRETT: It’s up to Congress to prevent another endless American war

A veteran congressman explains why Congress must have a say on war decisions and why military force requires clear constitutional scrutiny.

An Unchangeable Constitution?

Americans used to fight for constitutional change — and not just in the Supreme Court chamber. Jill Lepore talked to Jacobin about the decline of the amendment process and the rise of judicial power.

असार मसान्तभित्रै केही विधेयक संसदमा पेस गर्छौं : मन्त्री गौतम

काठमाडौँ। कानुन, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिलामन्त्री सोविता गौतमले तत्काल निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने कानुनको प्राथमिकता निर्धारण गरी यही असार मसान्तभित्रै सम्बन्धित विधेयक सङ्घीय संसद्मा प्रस्तुत गरिने बताएकी छन्। राष्ट्रियसभाको आजको बैठकमा ‘विनियोजन विधेयक, २०८३’ माथिको छलफलका क्रममा सांसदहरुले उठाएको जिज्ञासाको जवाफमा उनले अत्यावश्यक कानुनको सूची तय गर्ने काम भइरहेको बताइन्। सांसदहरुले कानुनी सुधारलाई समयसीमाभित्र सम्पन्न गर्नुपर्ने, असान्दर्भिक []

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THE CLARITY ACT AND THE STABLECOIN WARS Ellen Brown As Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, few are paying attention to a bill moving through Congress that could seriously impinge on our financial independence. The Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, H.R. 4766, is slated to make privately issued stablecoins []

Domicile Isn't a Real Argument For Citizenship Says Wydra

A divided US Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s planned restrictions and invalidating a central plank of his immigration agenda. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented. National citizenship was not an independent concept but simply derivative of state citizenship. “Every citizen of a state,” it was often said, was “ipso facto a citizen of the United States.” In these contexts, too, national citizenship required domicile because state citizenship required domicile. Justice Thomas wrote. Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center joined Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order

The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment and federal law in ruling that anyone born in the U.S., with very limited exceptions, is a citizen.

The Lincoln Speech Every American Should Read Before America 250

The Lincoln Speech Every American Should Read Before America 250

Federal judge says Supreme Court decisions show ‘emerging pragmatic conservatism’

The federal judge focused on birthright citizenship and the Mississippi mail-in ballot law

Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate

Fact-checking campaign finance claims in MI Senate debate

6-3: SUPREMES UPHOLD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

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BREAKING: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies At 71 After Sudden Illness

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) listens during a Senate hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2017. | Ma...

Education Dept. Eyes Changing College Merger, Civil Rights Enforcement Regs

Education Dept. Eyes Changing College Merger, Civil Rights Enforcement Regs jessica.blake@ Wed, 07/08/2026 - 03:00 AM Many of the agenda items have to do with culture war issues like defining sex and cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

Illinois Fireworks 2026: What’s Legal And What’s Not This Year

Illinois Fireworks 2026: What’s Legal And What’s Not This Year

Let’s Mark America 250 with a Civic Education Revival

Let’s Mark America 250 with a Civic Education Revival

Top Republicans say they spoke with Mitch McConnell while still in the hospital

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Kentucky-born political commentator Scott Jennings say they all spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as the senior senator remains in the hospital, where he has been for several weeks. “Leader Thune spoke with Sen. McConnell yesterday by phone,” a Thune spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on []

NRSC and NRCC Applaud Supreme Court Victory for First Amendment in NRSC v. FEC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – NRSC Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) and NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) released the following joint statement applauding the Supreme Court’s decisive ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission, a victory for the First Amendment that strikes down unconstitutional limits on coordinated party spending. The Court held that federal restrictions capping []

More endorsements roll in for Katherine Waldron in Palm Beach County Commission bid

State lawmakers and local leaders join Lois Frankel, Lori Berman behind Katherine Waldron. The post More endorsements roll in for Katherine Waldron in Palm Beach County Commission bid appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..