In December the National Archivist, which is tasked with certifying and publishing new amendments, said it could not add the ERA to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA declares that "Equality of rights ...

and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), wrote a letter to the president in December calling on him to recognize it as a constitutional amendment. The New York Times reported that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ...

President Biden doesn’t appear to be resting during his final weekend in the White House. Instead, he’s pushing for a new amendment to the Constitution that would make the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ...

Unlike Schuck and Smith, most legal scholars believe that changing birthright citizenship requires ratifying a new constitutional amendment, a process that takes years and is unlikely to succeed.

Presidents have no role in ratifying constitutional amendments and the archivist of the United States, who is responsible for certifying and publishing new amendments once they meet the threshold for ...

The director of the National Archives is responsible for certifying and publishing new amendments once they meet the required ratification threshold. Last month, the archivist and deputy archivist ...

The director of the National Archives is responsible for certifying and publishing new amendments once they meet the required ratification threshold. Last month, the archivist and deputy archivist ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Speaking to the Conference of Mayors Friday, President Joe Biden said the Equal Rights Amendment should be ...

Despite this milestone, the ERA remains in limbo. The National Archivist, citing a Justice Department opinion, has refused to certify the amendment, citing the expired deadline and attempts by some ...