A quarter century of political, social, and economic upheaval has left little mark on the political behavior of the “American ...

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a ...

House Republicans want to pass massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations to benefit the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected and to stick the bill with working-class ...

In the 2000 presidential election, Democrat Al Gore lost the state of New Hampshire narrowly, by 7,211 votes. Under the state’s “winner take all” system, all four ...

Gore, which decided the 2000 presidential election. O'Connor — appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981 — was the swing vote who gave conservatives a 5-4 majority, and put George W. Bush in the ...

Military service has not done much if anything for Democrats—Clinton won the nomination against two primary opponents, Bob ...

Even in death, former President Jimmy Carter added to his legacy of public service. His example fortified us for the challenge of standing up for climate action in the face of Trump’s swift moves to ...

Breckinridge is recognized as the youngest vice president in U.S. history. But, does the recently inaugurated JD Vance make ...

Ahead of Donald Trump's second inauguration, take a look back at the transition of presidential power throughout U.S. history ...

Of all the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, the one that reverberated the most across Washington was ...

A. January 1981 was a good time to be a Republican. Ronald Reagan was about to become president after defeating incumbent ...