World leaders and U.S. politicians reacted to news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace ...

The longest-lived American president was honored by his successors and others on the news of his passing, after years spent in hospice care.

Jimmy Carter shared his views in presidential speeches, books and beyond. From war to drugs, peace to human rights, here are some memorable quotes.

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy. And I say this with assurance because human rights is the soul of our sense ...

We have learned that ‘more’ is not necessarily ‘better,’ that even our great nation has its recognized limits, and that we ...

There are experts who study authoritarians and dictators for a living. Among them are Yale professor Timothy Snyder, author of “On Tyranny,” and Harvard professors Steven Levisky and Daniel Ziblatt, ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was defeated in her bid to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, losing to Rep ... "We will stand up for our democracy and for truth," the ...

To preserve democracy, leaders and citizens will have to get back to the basics: free and fair elections, the rule of law and ...

"I think that Ghana's democracy is stronger and better with the NPP losing. I believe President Mahama will not disappoint the Ghanaian electorate. He will do his utmost best to honor the pledges ...

At 86, former Gov. Jerry Brown’s brutal candor hasn’t diminished a speck. “There are some people who are dense,” he quipped during a recent sit-down with Public Policy Institute of ...