GOP senators want political parties, and not the president, to appoint the next Supreme Court justice. But history shows a more noble way.
A new HBO film remembers when Ali was the most controversial figure in America—an anti-war icon who nearly lost his heavyweight title for resisting the draft.
The federal government wants broad authority to strip naturalized immigrants of their hard-won status.
Some recipes from Thomas Jefferson, the Coolidge White House, 19th-century political rallies, and a Supreme Court justice's husband--with a dose of history
Lyle Denniston, one of the most seasoned Court watchers of all time, is unimpressed by the new format.
Also in this issue: Understanding Our fear of Immigrants, the Supreme Court v. Congress, and The Trouble With Fancy Office Perks
With a Supreme Court decision looming, Republican presidential candidates must appeal to primary voters without alienating the general electorate.
A succession of well-meaning but clumsy rulings has encouraged political gerrymandering
In dismissing the classified-documents case, she is ignoring both practical history and legal precedent.