President-elect Donald Trump emerged from a lengthy Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans with no set strategy for tackling his legislative priorities.

So, in July 1979, the nation was in a deep, Carter-induced funk. And Carter's reaction was to ... blame the nation. That was the theme of the "malaise" speech.

Traffic woes, rehashing the election, Jimmy Carter's legacy and red state education are among the topics on our readers' minds.

Former President Carter’s postpresidential life lasted decades, putting his career in the White House in a deep rearview mirror in many ways. Carter died Sunday, according to the Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter may have only served one term as governor, but he left his mark in many ways before leaving for Washington, even literally. With a pencil, Carter signed the desk in the governor’s ceremonial office,

At age 100, former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Last year, a group of 538ers chatted about the legacy of his presidency — and his post-presidency, which lasted nearly 44 years. Welcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited.

There were many reasons that Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Panama Canal Treaty wasn’t among them.

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania honored the late President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday before huddling with Senate Republicans for a wide-ranging discussion on his legislative priorities in the first 100 days — including border security and energy reforms.

At stake are tax cuts, border security, money to deport immigrants and efforts to boost oil and gas energy production — priorities for Republicans coming to the White House, House, and Senate.

The political life of Jimmy Carter had several threads in Kentucky, which in turn influenced the state’s political and economic life. Perhaps the first major law Carter signed as president, and one that hasn’t been mentioned in any of his many obituaries I’ve read,