Each saw the expansion of rights as key to their national ambitions, writes a noted historian. For LBJ, it was civil rights; for Biden, it was abortion.

We expect the government to provide services, such as defense and education. The best we can do is walk into the ballot box prepared and informed.

As Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, Pelosi was stern when she needed to be and put aside partisan differences for the country’s best interest — something she regularly does.

The impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase ruined it for the next two centuries.

Since the country’s founding, the federal government has had its fair share of scandals often followed by a congressional hearing to find out what went wrong and why. Some are famous, others less so.

In the 2020 primaries, no one quibbled with Klobuchar, Harris, Gillibrand, or Warren’s credentials. They just said there was something about them that didn’t quite sit right.

Cheney would run as a Republican not because it’s a path to victory for her because it would be a chance to constantly remind us of Trump’s dereliction of duty as president.

The prize-winning writer of history, acclaimed documentary narrator, and best-selling biographer of John Adams and Harry Truman has died at 89.

A republic is a nation of laws, not a nation governed by one person. Adherence to those laws, without the constant threat of forceful compliance, requires the American people to buy into the system and work together to uphold the republic. The Jan. 6 hearings reveal this central, characteristic, and fatal flaw in the Constitution.

It’s often said that the attorney general has two goals — keep the DOJ apolitical and prosecute the former president — but the aims, says a noted historian, are complementary and essential.

New revelations from the congressional committee investigating the events on and leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol show the crucial role then-Vice President Mike Pence played in thwarting the insurrection and reveal the principles behind his actions.

George Washington and John Adams were no fans of the Boston Tea Party, but the disruptive protest has endured as a prime example of how some Americans will express their desire for change.

The anti-abortion, book-banning, and Disney-bashing policies in red states have all the authoritarian hallmarks.

A new study focuses on the relationship between the White House and the media in the years since Woodrow Wilson, but it gives short shrift to the 19th century.

Republicans criticizing Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination should take a look at history.

The war in Ukraine has triggered an outpouring of sympathy for the plight of the people under attack, but also a surprising amount of isolationist sentiment. It’s not the first time this has happened.

George Washington was born to Mary Ball and Augustine Washington on February 22, 1732. As the third son of a middling planter, George probably should have been relegated to a footnote in a history book. Instead, he became one of the greatest figures in American history.

As his time in office dwindled, his actions in the Executive Mansion were a flagrant disregard for both preserving executive records and following a precedent set by George Washington.

The cabinet is the best example of how unwritten rules govern the presidency, all thanks to a precedent established by George Washington.