From Ndubuisi Orji, AbujaFormer Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Nicholas Ossai, has said the use of direct primaries in nomination of candidates for the ...

A former member of the House of Representatives, Ossai Nicholas Ossai, has applauded the National Working Committee of the ...

Since 1906, Montana has been able to make laws two ways — through our elected representatives and through direct democracy (or the peoples’ vote — ballot issues). Initially, ballot issues were ...

Nigeria’s democracy is evolving, but perhaps not in the way many citizens had hoped. With the passage of the 2026 Electoral Act, expectations are high. The law introduced provisions aimed at ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Democracy in the United States is declining faster than in any other ...

“The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report. The Varieties of Democracies ...

Protesters hold signs in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda on Jan. 21 in Jefferson City. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com The people of Missouri have enjoyed direct democracy for nearly 120 ...

Effective as of January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized permanent changes to the definition of physician direct supervision under Medicare. These changes were ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

Near the end of a roughly hour-and-a-half editorial board meeting with Utah’s state Senate leadership on Tuesday, Senate President Stuart Adams emphasized what he considers the most important issue ...

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ...