He wanted his aides to tell diplomats, “I’m sorry ... he is out of control ... you don’t know the man,” or that he’s a ...

Half a century ago Congress, the courts, other key institutions within and outside of the government, and the American public ...

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President Donald Trump, beginning his voyage last month into his second four-year term in the White House, has assembled ...

One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.

The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good ...

During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke that made the rounds. It went something like this: As Nixon was making his ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and ...

Trump is leading a revolution. The Democrats are still acting like he won the election because of the price of eggs. This is just depressing.

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Trump's Republican administration has framed the halt to federal grants and loans as a brief pause that would allow for an ...