Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also ...

In 1835, a gunman attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson near the U.S. Capitol and was subdued by a crowd, marking the first presidential assassination attempt.

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...

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.

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time as the 47th president. It’s a choice ...

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time ...

President Donald Trump has redecorated the Oval Office to suit his own personal tastes, removing certain items that President ...

Every president gets to decorate the Oval Office to their liking — but sometimes, they keep the decor of their predecessor.

Joe Biden's farewell address echoed Andrew Jackson's concerns about oligarchy, resonating historical parallels in ...

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time as the 47th president. It’s a choice ...

The return of the portrait of the seventh president is a reminder of certain resemblances between the two. Jackson's demeanor ...