“We the People . . . ”

Today is Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 – one of the most significant and influential events in American history.

The Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States — Painted by Howard Chandler Christy in 1940, the painting depicts the signing of the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1787.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — September 17, 2008

U.S. soldiers guard the scene of two bombings in the Harfiyeh neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. At least eight people were killed in the attack. (Photo credit: Sabah Arar / AFP — Getty Images)

After the Primary Election: Day 8

One year ago today, on the eighth day after losing my 2008 primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, in line with my focus on national security, I reported on a Pakistani military order to fire on U.S. troops crossing the Afghan border for raids into Pakistan; the increasing number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan; the high rate of Afghan civilian casualties; and a spate of bombings and shootings in Iraq.