Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

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Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using ...

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a ...

The U.S. Constitution gives presidents the power to grant pardons and commutations for federal crimes. This unique, unchecked ...

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Over the years, the First Ladies of the United States have used the opportunity of the inauguration to show off their fashion sense.

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At the dawn of a new Trump era, the same old Trump lies. The day before his second inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally at an arena in Washington, where he repeated s ...

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In his last hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen.