Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charles Tiefer covers Congress, the Pentagon and procurement. Nov 17, 2024, 11:09am EST Nov 17, 2024, 01:08pm EST Senate ...

Sensing the dangers of tyranny by the majority, John C. Calhoun developed the doctrine of the concurrent majority which ...

Maybe you've heard that by mid-century, the United States will no longer have a white majority. But what if that projection wasn't realistic? Here's how a statistic took on a life of its own. Since ...

House Republicans will need to maintain a united front to pass legislation early next year, as the GOP's majority in the lower chamber could temporarily drop to 217 seats, experts told Newsweek.

At the conclusion of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first term, the Supreme Court’s six-justice conservative majority is grappling with its newfound control. A split developing among its members is ...

The House is on track to be narrowly divided for a third straight Congress, forcing the Republican speaker to use every bit of leverage to keep members in line on tough votes. As the final House races ...

The problem in the American system for the principle of “one person, one vote” is that our institutions are not actually set up for political equality among citizens. Equal state representation in the ...

Donald Trump says he speaks for the "silent majority," which is a phrase with a long history in politics. Iowa voters supporting Trump discuss just what makes up the silent majority in 2016. The ...

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act bars election practices that result in a denial or abridgement of the right to vote based on race. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will revisit how that provision, a ...