Over the past few years, the role of public office has been associated with extreme wealth and celebrity status. It's not uncommon for politicians to leave office with way more money than can be ...

When historians evaluate presidential performance, they rely on more than popularity or short-term outcomes. Determining who qualifies as one of the “worst” US presidents involves analyzing how a ...

The Insurrection Act has been used on 30 occasions in U.S. history, according to a think tank. It hasn’t been used in more than 30 years. Seventeen of the country’s 45 presidents, about 37%, have ...

As students across the USA ready their books and lunch boxes and wrap up summer vacations, it is hard to imagine that America’s presidents once had their own school routines that shaped them – and ...

The Russian and American presidents are poised to meet in Alaska on Friday. Vladimir Putin is no stranger to superpower summits. Over the decades, as president or prime minister, he's held high-stakes ...

Every other year, fans worldwide tune into the Ryder Cup to watch 12 of the top European golfers team up to take on their U.S. counterparts. And United States presidents, well, they’ve gotten involved ...

WASHINGTON – He was the most powerful and the most controversial vice president in American history. Richard Bruce Cheney was a laconic onetime college dropout who found his place in Washington, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has ...