In 5-4 vote along ideological lines, the court's majority said, in the words of Chief Justice John Roberts majority opinion, that federal judges have no license to reallocate power between the major political parties.. ..…

The myth is that Constitution is brilliant, fair, balanced, bordering on perfect, and that in its perfection it's the foundation of America's rise to greatness and makes American democracy the light unto the world. ..…

Here is what we learned about the state of the primary race from Wednesday and Thursday nights. ..…

WASHINGTON — Kristina Arriaga scanned the dozens of young congressional aides filing out of Senate meeting in Capitol Visitors Center Monday, smiling with closed lips and nodding in satisfaction.. ..…

Such a move was not safe for America’s newly created republic, Hamilton insisted, because it was not clear that these new citizens, having been born and educated in Europe, would share America’s republican political principles. ..…