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There were evenrumblingsabout impeaching the nation's first president,George Washington, by those who opposed his policies. Those calls, however, did not reach the point of becoming formal resolutions or charges. John Tylerwas the first president to face impeachment charges. Nicknamed “His Accide...
WHAT DID GEORGE WASHINGTON REALLY LOOK LIKE? We have a lot of familiar pictures of him, but they never quite agree with one another, and more were made when he was old than when he was young. So when the people who run Mount Vernon, Washington's estate on the Potomac River in ...
This policy, known as DACA, protects from deportation and gives temporary work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. before the age of 16. President Barack Obama created DACA by executive order in 2012 as a temporary measure after Congress voted d...
“People are now for profitable sustainability,” says Paul Washington, executive director of The Conference Board’s ESG Center. This means showing how sustainability initiatives can secure a company’s future for long-term investors, especially at a time when climate change, the transition to non...
9 Best Growth Stocks for 10 Years Wall Street and Washington may change fast, but these stocks have staying power. Jeff ReevesFeb. 20, 2025 Best Companies to Invest In for 2025 These five companies rank among the best in the world. ...
“At this point last year, I got my financial aid package and was like, ‘I don’t know how the university expects me to pay for this,’” says Rodriguez, who is vice president of First Gen United. "Through First Gen United, I was introduced to the ...
President & Co-Founder,Chow-Bryant Back in the day, I used to write a lot of biographies for various reports and articles at the University of Houston. There were two tactics that I learned then that I still use to this day: Make sure it’s something you’re okay with having to talk...
In 1992, U.S. President George H.W. Bushpromisedto cut military spending after the West had witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the U.S. had won a lightning military victory over Saddam Hussein in the first Gulf War. The resulting peace dividend was intended to cut military sp...
There was an argument that the cliff would be a long-term positive. To mix metaphors, it was seen as "bitter medicine" that would finally bring the federal deficit under control. According to the Congressional Budget Office, by 2022 thebudget deficitwould fall to $200 billion from its then...