The Latest Breaking News from Thomas Jefferson

Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who has held the position since 2016, received an unexpected email on May 8, 2025.

A state official says the contracts contained "proprietary information," so they were scrubbed and replaced with bare-bones summaries.

The Constitution requires the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

Written after the revolution, the rare letter links the US fight for liberty to rising unrest across Europe in 1783

Perhaps the one thing Americans still have in common is our eagerness to criticize government.

While he likes to provoke opponents with the possibility of serving a third term, Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the “second term curse”.

"These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em. Don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote 'em!"

Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country’s crucial founding document, the Declaration of Independence. Whether Republican or Democrat or independent, some will say – with reverence – that adherence to the values expressed in the declaration is what makes them American.

Author, and Charlottesville native, Deborah Baker has revisited the devastating events of 2017 and examined how the events speak to a difficult past

Impoundment, line-item vetoes, and the tricky problem of cutting spending through the executive branch

From George Washington to Joe Biden, discover the most famous US presidents' dogs throughout history