The long-forgotten 17th Amendment — the one that gave us direct election of senators — has suddenly moved to center stage in the new debate over constitutional first principles fostered by the Tea ...

You've already heard about most of the important issues in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, from taxes and budgets to Social Security and Medicare. Now comes the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. U ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. As we head toward the 2022 elections, it is a safe bet that few Americans can identify the ...

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) called to repeal the 17th Amendment on Tuesday, which would eliminate the requirement that U.S. senators be elected by popular votes. He also recommended abolishing ...

: As summer kicks campaign season into high gear, tea party victories in key Republican primaries are bringing new focus on the candidates' shared fury at the federal government and outlandish stances ...

SENATOR Raza Rabbani`s statement assuring the opposition that there was no “wavering” on the part of the government on repealing the 17th Amendment to the constitution is welcome. The PPP and its ...

When one political party, be it Democratic or Republican, controls the executive and both legislative branches of the federal government, the checks and balances inherent in the U.S. Constitution fail ...

A former aide to state Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, who is running for Congress said in a recent debate among Republican candidates for Tennessee's 5th District the idea he is most passionate about is ...

What Is the American Heritage? The CDC’s Hepatitis B Vaccine Decision Is Wrongheaded and Illogical The Heritage Foundation Implodes Genocide Lie Enthusiasts Mourn the Collapse of the Genocide Lie The ...

Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) procedural maneuver challenging the jurisdiction of the Senate over a former president pretty much squelched any chance of convicting Donald Trump at his upcoming impeachment ...

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...

Cocaine Dogs and ‘Safe Space Ambassadors’: Rand Paul Highlights Wild Government Waste in Annual ‘Festivus’ Report Former GOP Senator Ben Sasse Announces Advanced Cancer Diagnosis Rushing to Ilhan Omar ...