The 14th Amendment states the validity of the debt "shall not be questioned" — but invoking it might not protect the U.S. from economic consequences.

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us ...

Of all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the 14th is a big one. It's shaped all of our lives, whether we realize it or not: Roe v. Wade, Brown v. Board of Education, Bush v. Gore, plus ...

Legal experts argue that Section 4 of the 14th Amendment allows the Treasury Department to keep borrowing money past the debt limit and that it would be unconstitutional for the U.S. to fail to ...

Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He’s not the first insurrectionist to do so A statue of Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton on the grounds of the South Carolina State House.

The 14th Amendment is currently on the research side. This section is called the "preservation room" in National Treasure . And it's supposedly less secure than the rest of the building.

A draft of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1868 and guarantees birthright citizenship (Getty Images) Trump used the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof ...

Former Senator Claire McCaskill outlines the terms of the 14th Amendment that would bar Donald Trump from appearing on election ballots because of his role in trying to subvert the 2020 election ...

Mr. Tribe has advised three Democratic presidents on constitutional issues involving the separation of powers and the 14th Amendment. At this moment, at the White House as well as the Departments ...

Finding the 14th Amendment was easier said than done. My search started back in January at the rotunda at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. I checked every thick glass case — no document.

In theory, the 14th Amendment could challenge the legality of the debt limit and have the Treasury continue to issue new debt to fulfill the nation's financial obligations.