Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches ...

For instance, Abraham Lincoln learned from a man, Edwin Stanton, who treated him poorly; that's harder to imagine today, ...

The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

MAGA American among us must admit: Donald Trump holds sway over our times. Having dominated our politics for eight years, and ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War. Historians trace ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War.

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king ... Later, he joined delegates from the states in presiding over the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia – ...

The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional ... A likely apocryphal exchange between Thomas Jefferson and George Washington added some support to the procedure and practice of filibustering.

Anita McBride's lecture explores the evolving role and influence of First Ladies from Martha Washington to Melania Trump.

Washington’s birthday – also lovingly called Presidents’ Day – a holiday where mattresses are somehow as celebrated as ...