President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

The tariff debate is over. President Trump won, and it is not even close. Americans overwhelmingly support efforts to punish ...

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

In 1789, a new constitution delineated structures and functions of a federal government, and strengthened the foundation for a government of law. After spirited public debate, and an agreement to add ...

The presidential election of 1788, the first under the newly minted Constitution, was unusual and even unique in ways that ...

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala ...

James Madison’s missus was the very busy Dolley Madison. When the Brits invaded DC, Dolley managed to save the Declaration of ...

In U.S. elections, every vote was counted on election night prior to 2020.

As Vice President Kamala Harris spent the past few months campaigning, some wondered if she’d be able to overcome the curse ...

Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1789, the United States has been regarded as a model of democracy and civil society ...

Philomath’s version of Election Night featured no drama with Christopher McMorran running unopposed for mayor but the 26-year ...

In 1789, electors chosen by 10 states cast ballots and elected George Washington as our first president of the United States. America’s first election would not fit the modern definition ...