17th Amendment
Coverage of 17th Amendment in the Nexus archive.
- BREAKING: South Carolina US Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on Saturday night from a 'brief and sudden illness' according to his office. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences, and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced plans to schedule an election to fill the vacant Senate seat.
- BREAKING: South Carolina US Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on Saturday night due to a sudden illness, according to his office. Tributes from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune highlighted his service, and a special election will be held to fill his Senate seat as required by the 17th Amendment.
- The Senate we killed in 1913
The 17th Amendment, enacted in 1913, did not directly cause federal expansion but created institutional conditions that enabled it. The article links the amendment to changes in Senate structure that facilitated broader federal growth.