With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816, had ...

In addition to any councils specifically created by law, create and appoint such councils or committees as the operation of the department or independent agency requires. Members of councils and ...

He serves with Vice President J.D. Vance (R), a former senator from Ohio. This page provides an overview of Trump's second presidential administration, including top officials and personnel and key ...

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

President Donald Trump says McKinley made the United States prosperous through tariffs. Historians say that’s an incomplete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including ...