The US Supreme Court’s decision to review presidential immunity is likely to push back his trial over the Capitol Hill riots until after the election.
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If Biden decided not to stand again, another Democratic candidate could still be selected until the party’s convention.
Biden and Trump are polar opposites when it comes to policy. But they have wielded the power of the presidency in similar ways.
Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
The former president made little mention of his personal legal battles as he announced his bid to retake the White House.
Concerned about problems in counting Electoral College votes that determine the next president, lawmakers are considering changes to the Electoral Count Act. What is the act, and what’s wrong with it?
A new proposal also puts pressure on presidents to evaluate their foreign policy objectives more clearly to determine whether military action is, in fact, appropriate.
A president’s persona is always a public act. In that way, Trump’s shtick – vulgar man of the people – was not exceptional. And every president has had to invent his version of the role.
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