One of the most vexing political questions throughout American history has been the role and importance of the vice president ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced finance executive Howard Lutnick as his nominee for secretary of commerce on November 19, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation ..

Jan. 6 pardons and immediate action on the border show Trump knows what he’s doing in Washington now. But can he keep up the ...

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

JD Vance, the 40-year-old senator from Ohio, who took oath as the 50th Vice President of the United States, made history as the first to sport a beard since 1909. The last vice president with facial ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in ...

This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee ... he will help me usher in a new Golden Age for the United States, as we fortify our position as the World's ...