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When Donald Trump joined Elon Musk for a live interview on X (formerly Twitter) late last year, the conversation covered a range of significant topics: his near-assassination, Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the future of the presidency. However, for many viewers, an unexpected detail stole the spotlight: Trump’s slurred…

President complains that opposition would have dragged their heels on appointing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as he grows impatient over slow progress in assembling his team

Presidential “greatness” is a difficult thing to define, although many people have tried. One prevailing theory is that it requires a president to face great challenges, meet them by changing how the US functions, institutionalise those changes in a way that creates lasting impact, and convince the American people to…

George Washington would have recognised the new system at the White House, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Foreign Emoluments Clause.

Yesterday, I wrote about how George Washington and Donald Trump reacted to bullets missing them. I thought to check on… The post How Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan Responded To Their Assassination Attempts appeared first on Reason.com.

George Washington, letter to John A. Washington (July 18, 1755) By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected… The post The 1st and 47th President On Being Saved From A Bullet By Providence appeared first on Reason.com.

The 47th president denounced the government he now leads as having been captured by ‘a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens’

Learn about the power and limitations of executive orders in shaping government policies and agendas.