A dip into historical data shows that the stock market has responded differently under Republican and Democrat presidents.

Welcome to the first, ahem, serving of Whole-Hog Politics, a weekly note that aims to give you a quick and useful overview of ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the ...

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...

Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan as the new Republican president thanked the Democrat for his administration’s help after Reagan resoundingly defeated ...

Few addresses could rival the tragic tale of William Henry Harrison. “Tippecanoe” Harrison was elected the 9th president of ...

Trump’s 2016 victory was unexpected by Democrats ... (the first by a Republican in 20 years), a third consecutive major-party nomination (the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt) and Trump ...

Guests and spectators attend the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in ...

Mr. Willkie capitulated at 10:30 a.m. and sent the following congratulatory telegram to the President: "Franklin D ... net. Democratic gubernatorial candidates won Republican posts in Connecticut ...

Military service has not done much if anything for Democrats—Clinton won the nomination against two primary opponents, Bob ...

George Washington signed eight executive orders, while Franklin Delano Roosevelt did 3,721. During his first term, Trump, a Republican, signed 220. Biden, a Democrat, signed 160 as of Dec. 20.