Maddow Blog | In education order, Trump revives failed ‘1776 Commission’
Among the problems with the latest White House executive order on public schools: It brings back the "1776 Commission," which ...
Trump Dissolves Arts Committee Previously Restored by Biden
The disbanding of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities came amid a flurry of executive orders touching on ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.
In First White House Briefing, Youngest Press Secretary Ever Eschews Tradition
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media ...
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9 States With No Income Tax
Or, if you’re really committed to paying less in taxes, you could move. In nine states, income isn’t taxed — allowing residents to hold onto more of their hard-earned dollars. For retirees, this means ...
Kansas Reflector4d
A century ago, Kansans celebrated by introducing Wheat Girl to the president. Madness followed.
On Kansas Day in 1925, a farm girl named Vada Watson was whisked to the White House to present President Coolidge with a sack ...
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In what ways does Inauguration Day 2025 symbolize the resilience or fragility of American democracy?
On January 20, 2025, as Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, the nation reached a ...