‘Thomas Jefferson’ Review: A Full Portrait of the Founder
A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.
Trump’s mug shot seen hanging up in a gold frame outside the Oval Office
The walls of the Oval Office are adorned with portraits of presidents past, including the likes of George Washington, Thomas ...
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This Historic Portrait of George Washington Is Being Restored to Its Former Glory
The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...
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OPINION: Thomas Jefferson’s 'stinking letter' on church and state
The crux of Jefferson’s letter is his explanation that the First Amendment “thus builds a wall of separation between church ...
Why Were Hopes of the 1990s Dashed?
As one who shared the hope, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, that representative government, guaranteed ...
Anna Paulina Luna files legislation to carve Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has filed legislation that would direct the secretary of the Interior to carve the figure of President Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South ...
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Movement grows to put Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore alongside Lincoln, Washington: ‘What are we waiting for?’
A Republican congresswoman is calling for the new commander in chief to be carved into the historic Mount Rushmore alongside fellow presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson ...
Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...
Trump is pushing boundaries to cut federal spending. So did Nixon.
The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
Roosevelt. In Alabama, the third Monday in February is officially recognized as George Washington & Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday. Jefferson’s reputation as a founding father has come under ...
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'Let's get carving!': Congresswoman introduces bill to add Trump to Mount Rushmore
The South Dakota national memorial shows the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Luna's announcement of the bill, which does not include any ...