One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to ...

Donald Trump enters his second presidency, as he did his first, pledging to wield executive power in novel and aggressive ...

Will Trump take the opportunity this time, in his second inaugural speech, to talk of unity? Or will it be more 'American ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

The Library of Michigan chooses books published the previous year that are about Michigan or the Great Lakes or are written by a Michigan author.

Trump’s inaugural committee announced that the Republican firebrand will be using the same two bibles he used when he took ...

Columnist Charita Goshay writes that an effective American presidency embraces character and a sense of servant-leadership.

• The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET at frigid Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday’s first NFL divisional round game. In Saturday’s nightcap, the Washington Commanders head to ...