Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump immunity decision “helped underwrite the era of presidentially-directed reprisal and retribution.” Christie’s observation ...

It might sound strange to think the leader of the free world earns a salary every year like the rest of us, but that's exactly how it works. While quantifying how much one of the biggest jobs in the world should earn can feel impossible, Congress has been ...

NEW YORK – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is warning that civic education needs to improve so Americans understand the difference between presidents and kings. "I think if people understood these things from the beginning, they would be more ...

In 2026 the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A yearlong celebration of America’s beginnings seems right.

After President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in the 1940s, Americans voted to put term limits in the Constitution Getty; Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Only one United States president has ever been elected to serve more ...

(CNN) — The group in charge of nationwide planning for the United States’ 250th birthday celebrations has fired its Trump administration-appointed executive director for “breaches of authority and trust,” a spokesperson said Tuesday. The ...