President Donald Trump’s musings about possibly seeking a third term, despite the U.S. Constitution’s clear prohibition on anyone being elected more than twice to the presidency, are eliciting a range of reactions from Massachusetts’ all-Democratic congressional delegation.
LAURA GAMBOA is Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy. The first few weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidency have accelerated a process of democratic erosion in the United States.
A massive crowd marched from downtown Kansas City to Union Station Saturday to protest federal policies by President Donald Trump’s administration that are affecting Kansas Citians and the nation.
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As a people, it is still in our hands, even at this late hour, to revive democracy and ensure that our government of and by and for the people will, as Lincoln prayed, never “perish from the earth.”
Right-wing "values" appear to trump the sanctity of American democracy as President Donald Trump tries to tighten his grip on presidential power.
The initial targets of the president’s purge have been the law firms Perkins Coie, Covington & Burling, and Paul Weiss, which drew Trump’s wrath by representing or employing his adversaries.
Attacks on the judiciary, the press and universities are all part of a concerted attempt to stifle dissent in America.
The Trump administration has unleashed a wave of attacks on official statistics, including the census, GDP and Social Security information
The New Jersey senator criticized the president’s plans for Social Security, education, immigration and health care, saying the “nation is in crisis.” He began speaking Monday night and was still going on Tuesday morning.