Describe the outcome of the “special election” and why Jackson and his supporters called it a “subversion of democracy.” ...

Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem provided a brief overview of the early months of President Andrew Jackson's first term in 1829.

Trampling rights, imposing tariffs, gobbling up others’ territories. Trump is imitating his role models to a T.

The Nation's Elie Mystal with a reminder that Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is not our friend while discussing the fact that we're already in a constitutional crisis right now.

No longer is there any pretense that the United States stands for the ideals that inspired it for 250 years. Europe and the rest of the world need to adjust.

Ben Schneer, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and expert on American politics, examines ...

The U.S. has a lot of leverage over trade—but using it is not as simple as it seems.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday criticizing attacks by President Trump and his ...

The dynamics of the court case involving the deportation of 300 Venezuelan immigrants are fast-moving. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg is weighing whether the Trump administration violated his ...

Trump could be on a path to contempt of court or his own impeachment, legal experts tell Alex Woodward. But nobody knows ...

During his first term, Trump admired “Indian killer” Andrew Jackson, whose picture he hung ... to him would be the reality that American democracy was extremely limited during the presidencies ...

Who are the oldest presidents in U.S. history? Discover the U.S. presidents who served at the oldest age and how their ...