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

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

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

From connoisseurs to more private drinkers, plenty of US presidents have enjoyed a glass (or more) of wine over the years.

Top members of the three branches of government will come together in a rare display of national unity and tradition when the presidential and vice-presidential oaths of office are delivered at Monday ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

Heeding pushback from parents, the Cedar Rapids school district announced Monday it will slow the launch of a new program ...

The day after the election last fall, Kotkin, of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, conversing with Justin Vogt of Foreign Affairs, expressed impatience with those who say of Trump, “That’s not who we are ...