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2:31pm Jul 21, 2020

National National Politics & Government

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

by Hansi Lo Wang

The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
Steve Helber / AP

9:22pm Jan 15, 2020

National National Politics & Government

For These Women, The Equal Rights Amendment Has Been A Decades-Long Battle

by Sarah McCammon

Women who fought for and against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago — sometimes as teenagers — are watching the votes in Virginia.

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7:08pm Jan 15, 2020

National National Politics & Government

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

by Bill Chappell

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.
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1:07pm Dec 13, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

'Impeachment Lite'? How Articles Against Trump Compare To Clinton's And Nixon's

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump and Republican supporters have dismissed the articles of impeachment brought before the president, but how do their arguments stack up?
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8:44am Jun 21, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Is The Supreme Court About To Give Haters Of The 'Deep State' What They Want?

by Nina Totenberg

The court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation. But is this decision a harbinger of something quite different?
Ramon Espinosa / AP

2:37pm Feb 23, 2019

National National Religion

Religious Leaders In Cuba Outspoken And Critical Of Proposed Constitution

by Tom Gjelten

Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." Religious leaders are critical of new limits on pluralistic thought.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AP

12:13pm Feb 14, 2019

World News World News

With Constitution Changes, Egypt's President Could Stay In Power Until 2034

by Merrit Kennedy

The parliament overwhelmingly approved the changes, which require a referendum to enter into force. Human rights groups are expressing alarm, saying they "sanction lifelong presidency."
P. Solomon Banda / AP

3:12pm Nov 07, 2018

National National Politics & Government

Colorado Votes To Abolish Slavery, 2 Years After Similar Amendment Failed

by Bill Chappell

Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping away language that still exists in the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment.
3:41pm Aug 31, 2018

Courts Courts Politics & Government

Judges Won't Block Two Latest Constitutional Amendments

by Associated Press

A state judicial panel says questions on two new proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution should remain on November ballots.
2:48pm Aug 24, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

North Carolina House Approves Revised Constitutional Amendments

by Associated Press

The North Carolina House has made quick work of two proposed revised amendments to the state constitution that would go before voters in November.
3:51pm Aug 23, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Legislators Will Return To Raleigh To Redraft Rejected Constitutional Amendments

The North Carolina General Assembly is heading into its second special session of the year to rewrite two constitutional amendments struck down by a court this week.
5:03pm Aug 22, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Democracy 101: Court Sidelines Controversial Amendments, But For How Long?

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