125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.

Some 3.6 million residents of U.S. territories can vote in presidential primaries but not the general election because of where they live.

125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.

Elliot Mamet, a research associate and lecturer at Princeton University, said home rule has never been “under attack” as much as it is today by President Donald Trump’s administration and discussed th...

Federal enforcement has historically been the only reliable guarantee of Black political representation - and therefore multiracial democracy - in the South.

D.C. residents should be afforded the democratic rights enjoyed by most other Americans.

Cambridge Core - American Studies - We Choose You

In 2019, amid record high levels of political polarization, the US House of Representatives established a Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The committee’s goal was to “make Congress ...