On the 30th anniversary of The American President, Aaron Sorkin talks about the coarsening of politics and why the movie now seems "quaint" ...

Aaron Sorkin said studios wouldn't make 'The American President' today as they know its message would result in half the ...

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died at 84, played a pivotal role in raising funds for the Oklahoma City National ...

As of Monday, Nov. 3, the shutdown marked the second longest in history. Here's when it could mark the longest shutdown ever.

Sir John Swan, the former premier, looked back his on efforts in the 1990s to persuade the late Dick Cheney, the US Secretary ...

President Trump issued a proclamation granting full federal pardons to dozens of allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 ...

A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an ...