A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to ...

President-elect Donald Trump surprised many earlier this ... His opponent was the then-current President Gerald Ford, who favored the agreement to transfer the Canal to the Panamanian government.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or ...

One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.

No one was hurt when a small plane made an emergency landing at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Wednesday morning, a ...

Nine children of presidents have gotten married at the White House: Maria Hester Monroe, John Adams II, Elizabeth Tyler, ...

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of ...

President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that ...

President Joe Biden's decision comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him ...

It’s called the Voice of America — a storied news outlet that has promised “the truth” since it first broadcast stories about ...