On Oct. 6, First Parish Church was packed for Jill Lepore’s talk on her new book, “We the People: A History of the U.S.

Author and historian Jill Lepore’s new book examines the political gridlock that has left many voters disillusioned with both ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." ...

Even as Trump continues to explore supposed loopholes and backdoors to a third term, legal experts say the 22nd Amendment of ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he has spoken with Donald Trump about the possibility of the president seeking a ...

When the U.S. Constitution was written, in 1787, it was a startling political novelty, even in an age of constitution-making. Before the Constitutional Convention, James Madison made a study of ...

Tomorrow is election day.  Your right to vote in a local election is enshrined by the US Constitution's 10th amendment.  We’ll talk with U.S. Documents Librarian Cass Hartnett about why for the past ...

Talk of a third Trump term is stirring debate — but could any president run for more than two? We break down the facts behind ...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...