James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of ...

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini ...

At least two Southern Methodist University graduates will perform at Monday's 60th presidential inauguration, upholding an ...

Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. In fact, the ...

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to ...

In 1805, President Thomas Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy and Marines to stop Barbary pirates from disrupting shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. This successful measure is captured in the Marine ...

“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in ...

Another return to the Oval Office in Trump 2.0 is a sculpture called “The Bronco Buster” by artist Frederic Remington, which ...