President Trump is testing principle of "checks and balances" like rarely before, signing executive orders, closing or sharply reducing government agencies, and denigrating judges who ruled against ...

In 1801 President Thomas Jefferson responded to a group of Connecticut merchants who objected to his appointment of a new collector of customs duties — the equivalent of tariffs. The prior hol ...

Madison also served as Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. 4. Bill Clinton The 42nd President of ...

In 1796, George Washington advised in his farewell as president to avoid foreign entanglements. Although he did not use that exact phrase, he did spend a good portion of his lengthy written ...

Callender wrote that it had “once or twice been hinted at” in newspapers, as indeed it was in 1800 and 1801. And in reaction ... scholar and author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings ...

The foundational checks-and-balances fight: President John Adams’ made last-minute appointments before he left office in 1801. His successor, Thomas Jefferson, and Secretary of State James ...

President John Adams’ made last-minute appointments before he left office in 1801. His successor, Thomas Jefferson, and Secretary of State James Madison ignored them. William Marbury ...

ATLANTA (AP) — It's what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and ...