During Trump's presidency, the S&P 500 gained about 65% overall. As of Nov. 1, the S&P 500 is up about 49% under Biden and Harris. One of the major reasons market returns have been more muted under Biden and Harris is inflation. Under Trump, cumulative inflation based on the con...
asked a confused Haig, who was only seeing his superior for the first time since Kissinger’s return to Washington only a few hours before. “They invited me back in October to further discuss the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations.” The room fell silent for a second as the st...
- Location: Washington - Recreational visits in 2021: 17,855 The top of Desolation Peak provides beautiful views of the North Cascades range, which contains one-third of all the glaciers on the mainland United States within its 789 square miles. The peak offers literature fans an added thrill...
Before Johnson, only two previous presidents had snubbed their successor's inauguration. John Adams left Washington in 1801 before the ceremony for Thomas Jefferson, who had defeated him. Adams, the second U.S. president, and the first to lose an election. Adams' son John Quincy Adams, the ...
aFor two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation's capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that ...
Despite the numerous restrictions enacted during his presidency, Cuccinelli said Mr. Trump should still be seen as a supporter of immigration. "As tough as this president is on illegal immigration, and as sensitive as he is to protecting American workers, he's also fulsomely supportive of makin...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell returns to his offices in the US Capitol after delivering a speech on the Senate floor on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images McConnell’s uncertain future Whether McConnell stays as leader – or if any of the “three Johns,”...