Freshman Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered the official Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address to Congress late Tuesday, echoing themes of patriotism, economic security and ...

Every democracy that exists today fits the Madisonian definition of a “republic.” Thus, practically speaking, there is no difference between a republic and a democracy.

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The U.S. government faces a $9.2T debt refinancing challenge in 2025, with rising interest rates adding additional financial strain. The recession could lower borrowing costs by triggering interest ...

A just-released annual report on the global state of democracy makes for depressing reading. But what's even more depressing is what might appear in next year's edition. Or rather, what might not ...

My father fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, fighting for democracy against terrible and brutal dictators. He would be appalled at the shift away from democracy and of Ukraine ...

There were more autocracies than democracies around the world last year, an analysis shows. The number of people living in “autocratizing” countries comprises 40% of the world’s population.

The U.S. has reached an agreement with the Colombian government that would allow the two countries to share biometric data collected from immigrants and asylum seekers.

NAIROBI — The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north. The travel ...

Anti-government demonstrators hold a poster that reads “Democracy” in Spanish during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 12, 2017 (AP photo by ...

In this week's It’s Debatable article, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate if the possible threat by the Trump administration to ignore judicial decisions a threat to American democracy?

WASHINGTON ― More than 5,000 people got their jobs back at the U.S. Department of Agriculture this month after a government employee oversight board concluded they had been illegally fired by Elon ...