“Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone loses, they say democracy died. Here’s the twist most civics classes rush ...

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AFL-CIO, We The Action, Democracy Forward, AFGE, ACS, NFFE-IAM, NTEU, Partnership for Public Service, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and others will connect federal workers fired ...

Over the last century, federal power has concentrated steadily in the executive branch. Presidents now govern through executive orders, expansive regulatory frameworks, emergency declarations, and ...

Last month, President Donald Trump’s administration scrapped a long-standing Texas law that provided access to financial aid for “Dreamers”—undocumented immigrants, brought into this country as ...