The Real Reason Inauguration Day Is January 20
Inauguration Day in 2021 will be January 20, as it has been since 1933, the result of passage of the 20th Amendment, also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment."
Read MoreInauguration Day in 2021 will be January 20, as it has been since 1933, the result of passage of the 20th Amendment, also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment."
Read MoreIt you're found guilty of sedition, a serious crime against the state, it is punishable with several years in federal prison.
Read MoreHow does the 25th Amendment work, and can it be used if President Trump refuses to leave the White House on Inauguration Day?
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 virus continues its rampage, it's sometimes difficult to remember that there are other dangers and crises affecting the entire world right now.
Read MoreThe request is not in the 5,593-page stimulus bill, but attached to the intelligence budget rolled into it, according to a posting on the Senate's website.
Read MoreThe staff of the White House is responsible for the activities of maintaining the residence and taking care of the first family. They do have rules to follow.
Read MoreTrump's wealth, come and go as it has, remains a source of confusion and debate. Trump was a billionaire long before he was the billionaire-in-chief.
Read MoreA legendary actor who is now a household name, Arnold Schwarzenegger's life has been extraordinary but far from perfect. Here are a few powerful stories.
Read MoreTrump's engagement with fringe, unproven, and demonstrably false ideas hasn't come about because the President himself has a preference for the tin foil hat.
Read MoreBoris Johnson, current prime minister of the United Kingdom, attempted to whip up an international incident involving U.S. President Barack Obama's racial heritage, suggesting he'd had a bust of Prime Minister Winston Churchill removed from the White House because of his part-Kenyan roots.
Read MoreIn 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972, she became the first Black person to campaign seriously for the presidency on a major party ticket. She maintained her independent spirit throughout her career, sometimes to her detriment. Here is her story.
Read MoreWhat would happen if Mr. Trump tries to stay in the White House past January 20? The short answer is, he can't. With or without Mr. Trump's agreement, power will be transferred to the new president after the inauguration, and Mr. Trump will effectively become a trespasser in the White House.
Read MoreIn the United States, there are many different ways to vote as each of the states has their own process.
Read MoreEven for modern first families, life in the White House comes with a bevy of rules. Here's a look at some of the rules the first family has to follow.
Read MoreThe president has continued to make the false claims and inspiring his supporters in Arizona and Michigan to gather in Phoenix and Detroit to chant opposing slogans. Trump's refusal to wait until all votes have been counted have some wondering how he would take the possible loss.
Read MoreIt's usually safe to assume that the winner of the popular vote will win the electoral college. That assumption has fallen flat five times in American history.
Read MoreGreta and her fellow climate activists claimed that by failing to properly address climate change, the five countries are "recklessly causing and perpetuating life-threatening climate change [and] have failed to take necessary preventive and precautionary measures...."
Read Moreaccording to The Atlantic, if you want to party with Pence, you'd better hope Karen is at his side. The vice president said back in 2002 that "if there's alcohol being served and people are being loose, I want to have the best-looking brunette in the room standing next to me."
Read MoreDon't ask what's really going on at Bohemian Grove if you're not prepared to get some infuriating answers.
Read MoreIf the average North Korean had access to the full internet, they'd be shocked to find that the rest of the world is a lot different than their home country. But of course that is exactly why most of them can't go online.
Read MoreA 13-year-old law banning the wearing of "saggy" pants has finally been overturned in the city of Opa-Locka, South Florida.
Read MoreThere are some stories that define the 1990s, but there are also some huge events that many of us have forgotten about today. Here's a refresher course.
Read Moren more family-centric countries, failure is harder to see because it ends in a state of hikikomori.
Read MoreIt may appear to be obvious propaganda, but what do historians have to say regarding the truth about Cleopatra's descendants?
Read MoreEva PerĂ³n, better-known as Evita had more tragic life story than many realize.
Read MoreThere are two scenarios, each one roughly equidistant from the realm of possibility, that most Americans have considered. The first is "what would I do if I won the lottery?" The second: "What would my last meal be, before my execution?"
Read MoreIn June of 2020, a scant 155 years after the end of the Civil War, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill officially retiring the state's Confederate flag design. The hunt was on for a new set of colors to fly above the capital.
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