Because of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut staff and spending, Congress’ “power of the purse” has been in the news ...
So, JD Vance is now saying that he and Trump don’t have to obey federal judges, tweeting, “judges aren’t allowed to control ...
Barbara Coleman came to see Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the original Continental Congress convening in 1774 and where the ...
Two contemporaries born in the 18th century provide reasons for guarded optimism about 21st-century U.S. politics. Democrats ...
Even the election of the president was focused on Congress. In the original iteration of the Constitution, James Madison’s Virginia Plan, the power to choose the president was solely in the ...
This coming Monday we celebrate Presidents’ Day, which honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both born in February. On Presidents’ Day we reflect on the lives ...
Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...