What might have happened if JFK never made it to the US presidency? In December 1960, one man plotted to make that a reality.

RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings underscore media tendencies that encourage politicians and voters to prioritize style over ...

California's farmers bought Trump's election pitch. Now they may pay the price in tariffs, a trade war and immigration raids.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 7 The Washington Post says Trump’s treatment of allies puts America’s world standing in jeopardy The Trump ...

Lindy Li is a former regional chair and fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee who worked on Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign but has since raised funds for President Trump's inaugural ...

Donald Trump’s first term broke many long-standing norms of behavior, not just of U.S. presidents but of modern world leaders ...

While Trump regularly targets those critical of him, his attacks on the US press have escalated since he was elected.

The story of former President Richard Nixon vs. Arthur Burns, his Fed Chair is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, ...

College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good leaders, but as good men. They embody not simply political ...

I am currently reading The Final Days, the book by famed Washington Post reporter who doggedly followed the Watergate scandal ...