Republicans did away with the arcane practice when it suited their purposes.

The gun control movement has won important legislative and legal victories since the massacre at the Connecticut elementary school a decade ago.

The Senate won’t be voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the election. But that doesn’t mean it won’t pass at all.

Advocates say there is more momentum than ever before. But nothing is guaranteed.

What’s the answer to gun violence? More guns, naturally.

Simone Biles joined three fellow athletes in offering harrowing testimony of the abuse they faced at the hands of the convicted U.S. Olympic team doctor.

Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.

Their hyperbolic comments risk becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Founders knew that economic inequality would destroy America's democracy. So why can't the Constitution save us?