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When US President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union speech on Thursday, it will be the culmination of three months' intensive work for his speechwriters.

Professor Shugerman's argument that the 1793 Hamilton Document, that is, a list of "every person holding any civil office or employment under the United States, (except the judges)," was intended to ensure compliance with the Constitution's Sinecure Clause lacks support.

Rare letter valued at $45,000 that lay undiscovered in desk drawer for years bears president’s signature days before his death

Americans haven't elected an independent president since George Washington, but a public turned off by two historically unpopular frontrunners appears more open than ever to the rich crop of wildcards who could tilt the election in 2024.

An engaging exploration of the evolution of Presidents Day, from its origins as a celebration of George Washington to its modern-day consumerism focus.

These Presidents Day lessons and activities are all free, easy to access and provide many different ways of teaching and learning about U.S. presidents.

Even by his own exacting standards, Donald Trump’s remarks on Saturday about America’s responsibilities within Nato were deranged and destabilising. At a rally in South Carolina, the former president claimed that he had once been asked by the leader of a member-state not meeting its financial commitments to the alliance:…

Justice Jackson explained that an ambiguous text should be interpreted in favor of expanding democracy. But Mitchell's concern about Foreign Emoluments Clause "boomerang" could have cut off a path of complete victory.

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Incompatibility Clause both apply to "officers under the United States" and must thus mean the same thing