MinnPost14h
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending
In light of Trump's efforts to cut spending, a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works.
WHYY9d
Carpenters’ Hall in Philly shows how to heal a divided nation — with 1 lump or 2
Barbara Coleman came to see Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the original Continental Congress convening in 1774 and where the ...
On the bright side, maybe Democrats and Republicans will be chastened
Two contemporaries born in the 18th century provide reasons for guarded optimism about 21st-century U.S. politics. Democrats ...
Washington Examiner21d
The end of the founders’ presidency
Even the election of the president was focused on Congress. In the original iteration of the Constitution, James Madison’s Virginia Plan, the power to choose the president was solely in the ...
COLUMN: In age of perpetually aggrieved, live like Lincoln
Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...
Fox Sports6d
Freeman leads James Madison against Coastal Carolina after 26-point showing
James Madison Dukes (16-10, 9-4 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-18, 1-12 Sun Belt) Conway, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: James Madison plays Coastal Carolina ...