So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs? Here is the backstory. However one characterizes ...

In his first week in office, President Trump displayed an unusually expansive vision of executive authority. He challenged ...

Two contemporaries born in the 18th century provide reasons for guarded optimism about 21st-century U.S. politics. Democrats ...

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

The former first lady comes back to life for the February events, which feature finger foods and stories of early America.

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The first inaugural ball was held in 1809 for President James Madison and his wife Dolley, according to the White House Historical Association. After a 10-minute speech at the Commander in Chief ...

The greed, graft and grime of humanity reduces any talk of a golden age to absurdity. In proclaiming a utopia, you will ...

The rapid developments of a budding trade war between the U.S., Mexico, Canada and China have led many in the local agriculture industry to feel uneasy about the potential impacts.

"The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies" takes an in-depth look at the position of first lady. While many books exist to tell the story of individuals, the new work examines the job from ...

Already infuriated by British attempts to prevent the U.S. from trading with France, President James Madison and the so-called War Hawks in Congress urged the country to go to war and defend its ...