The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts” of the ...

The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts” of the ...

When the British singer-songwriter, Chris Rea, released ‘You Can Go Your Own Way’, in 1994, no clairvoyant could foretell the symbolic resonance with President Trump’s Make America Great Again ...

The first executive order was signed by George Washington in 1789 to direct federal agencies on how to handle official ...

Wall Street is known for its stock trades, but 300 years ago it was the site of a very different kind of investment.

Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in ...

By Remy Tumin George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating ... the oath of office as the country’s first president in 1789.Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times ‘A snub to King ...

The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts” of the ...

Progressives have the presidency they have long desired but a president they abhor. James Madison warned them: “Enlightened ...