Presidents

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard-right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Speaker Johnson commends Rosalynn Carter: ‘Outstanding example of love and devotion’

Samuel Schaffer · November 20, 2023 4:11 am

Republican Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on May 9, 2023, and James Madison University wide receiver Reggie Brown during a game against Connecticut on Nov. 11, 2023.

Virginia attorney general threatens legal action if James Madison’s NCAA bowl ban is not reversed

Jack Birle · November 17, 2023 12:24 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) walks up a section of the Mutianyu Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing for climate cooperation. His trip as governor, once considered routine, is drawing attention as it comes after years of heightening tensions between the U.S. and China.

Newsom’s moves for the White House made easier by ‘freedom’ of being outside Biden’s camp

Eden Villalovas · November 11, 2023 12:00 pm

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the war between Israel and Hamas after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

Beltway Confidential

What if Biden had to give FDR’s Pearl Harbor speech?

Michael Rubin · October 30, 2023 5:09 pm

James Madison running back Kaelon Black celebrates after running in a touchdown against Georgia Southern in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Virginia senator threatens NCAA over refusal to allow James Madison into bowl game

Jack Birle · October 24, 2023 8:57 pm

Newsom plays the political long game ahead of 2024 and beyond

Mabinty Quarshie · October 16, 2023 10:38 am

Beltway Confidential

Our self-destructive House

Adam Carrington · October 7, 2023 10:02 am

Left: Former President Donald Trump; Center: President Joe Biden; Right: Former President Bill Clinton

Which US presidents have faced impeachment inquiries?

Rachel Schilke · September 16, 2023 8:00 am

Beltway Confidential

In politics, nice guys actually often finish first

Quin Hillyer · August 29, 2023 3:17 pm

J.B. Pritzker and Ron DeSantis.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says Ron DeSantis ‘isn’t smart enough to be president’

Brady Knox · August 1, 2023 11:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

75 years ago, Trumanâs edict desegregated the military, helping build the strongest force in the world

Robert Peters · July 26, 2023 11:41 am

Depicted in this undated illustration from an old print, the inauguration of President James A. Garfield in 1881 by Supreme Court Justice Noah H. Swayne.

Magazine - Life & Arts

A better look at James Garfield

Carl Paulus · July 21, 2023 2:11 am