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Gerald Ford’s unique role in American history

by Scott Bomboy

Today is the birthday of the late former President, Gerald R. Ford, who went from being a college football star to the White House…

Gerald Ford’s unique role in American history
Six big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term

by Marcia Coyle

The Supreme Court wrapped up a historic term this week, one that will be defined largely by unprecedented constitutional issues…

Six big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term
The man whose impeachment vote saved Andrew Johnson

by NCC Staff

After being impeached, President Andrew Johnson survived his 1868 Senate trial by just one vote. And to this day, how that vote…

The man whose impeachment vote saved Andrew Johnson
TikTok’s Constitutional Questions Head to the Courts

by Scott Bomboy

After months of debate, restrictions on the ownership of the popular app TikTok are heading to a federal court, raising a series…

TikTok’s Constitutional Questions Head to the Courts
10 birthday facts about President James Monroe

by NCC Staff

James Monroe was the only president, aside from George Washington, to run unopposed for re-election. But that may not be the most…

10 birthday facts about President James Monroe
Supreme Court tackles history with Trump’s immunity case

by Scott Bomboy

On Thursday, the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court tackled a question “for the ages” in the Trump v. United States…

Supreme Court tackles history with Trump’s immunity case
Update: The final briefs before the Trump immunity case arguments

by Scott Bomboy

The final briefs in former President Donald Trump’s latest case at the Supreme Court have been submitted related to a former…

Update: The final briefs before the Trump immunity case arguments
How To Listen To Donald Trump’s Immunity Case at the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Donald J. Trump v. United States, a case about former President…

How To Listen To Donald Trump’s Immunity Case at the Supreme Court
Will the Supreme Court clip the wings of prosecutors in their Jan. 6 prosecutions?

by Marcia Coyle

Before the U.S. Supreme Court takes up former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal prosecution in the…

Will the Supreme Court clip the wings of prosecutors in their Jan. 6 prosecutions?
The forgotten man who almost became President after Lincoln

by NCC Staff

On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died from his assassin’s wounds. But if John Wilkes Booth’s plot were entirely…

The forgotten man who almost became President after Lincoln
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