Poor Elbridge Gerry. He wasn’t even a fan of this. Toeing his party’s line, he approved a newly drawn Boston district that ...

When the Founders proposed government by the consent of the governed, they did not mean the adoption of policies most citizens abhor.

Can a majority vote to end democracy? If it can, democracy would no longer exist. But if it can’t, then not all political ...

Extreme gerrymandering corrupts our democracy by denying most registered voters a role in elections and eliminating ...

The vote came more than four hours after the House also advanced a first-in-the-nation plan that would overhaul Missouri’s ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.

A Brazilian judge's warrant for a U.S. citizen raises global stakes for free speech, sovereignty, and online expression.

President Trump argues that Congress delegated to the presidency the power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

The Donald Trump-inspired “gerrymandering wars” spreading across the country portend chaos for the most fundamental pillar of ...

Denver businessman Kent Thiry says he’s not abandoning the ideal of independent redistricting, but he doesn’t blame blue ...

COLUMN. By launching a harsh attack on the Federal Reserve, US President Donald Trump tried to exert control over an ...