Tag: Presidents

Beltway Confidential

What George Washington did on this day, 237 years ago, changed the world

Richard Lim · December 23, 2020 11:00 am

Magazine - Your Land

Word of the Week: ‘Court packing’

Nicholas Clairmont · December 11, 2020 4:00 am

Magazine - Your Land

Then and Now: Civilian military

Grant Addison · December 11, 2020 4:00 am

From Iran-Contra felons to Michael Flynn, here’s a look at the most controversial presidential pardons

Mica Soellner · December 9, 2020 10:45 pm

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton greet spectators on the first tee before the first round of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bill Clinton and Bush join Obama in promise to take coronavirus vaccine publicly

Mica Soellner · December 3, 2020 2:54 pm

Beltway Confidential

The year three presidents ran in the same election

J. Mark Powell · November 28, 2020 12:00 pm

Franklin D. Roosevelt, arriving at Town Hall, Hyde Park, New York, one mile from his home, to vote November 6, 1928. (AP Photo)

Biden puts premium on Cabinet choices’ ability to be confirmed, early picks show

Joseph Simonson · November 24, 2020 9:06 pm

Pope Francis shakes hands with US vice president Joe Biden as he takes part in a congress on the progress of regenerative medicine and its cultural impact. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

DC archbishop won’t deny Biden communion over abortion controversy

Nicholas Rowan · November 24, 2020 8:27 pm

President Jimmy Carter, accompanied by his wife Rosalynn, daughter Amy, and grandson Jason tells supporters on Nov. 4, 1980 that he has conceded the election to challenger Ronald Reagan. Gallup reports that President Trump would leave office with an average approval rating lower than Carter's.

Washington Secrets

Gallup says Trump exit approval worse than Jimmy Carter’s, lowest ‘for a US president’

Paul Bedard · November 24, 2020 1:26 pm

‘Rise up’: Protesters to picket Trump until he leaves office

Nicholas Rowan · November 16, 2020 9:39 pm

Peru continues to lack a president as Congress struggles to agree on successor

Tyler Van Dyke · November 16, 2020 4:56 pm

Then and Now: Presidential vices

Grant Addison · November 13, 2020 4:00 am