Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

The world waits to see if the 45th president of the United States will go through with his many promises and plans when he ...

One of the most important lessons about Donald Trump’s 2924 election victory is that, in foresight, it was predictable long ...

Donald Trump will take the oath of office again. By spurning economic populism and embracing Bush-era Republicans, Democrats ...

Trump 2.0 looks a lot like Trump 1.0 − unpredictable, tumultuous and with GOP infighting. It's also promising big changes that many voters wanted.

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David Brooks, Ross ...

Presidential scholars say it's not worth it for Bush to get involved in public spats with Trump and say it will only hurt him ...

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a ...

Over the past nine decades, only three U.S. presidents have issued executive orders on their first day in office. On the ...

As Trump prepares for his inauguration, the world is preparing itself as it enters the beginning of the second Trump Revolution.

Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.