New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789.  New Jersey gave six of their votes for ...

In 1828, gold was found in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. As word of the ...

The two presidents in the 1800s were born near Charlotte but carried out their political careers in Tennessee.

The power of unelected and unconfirmed presidential aides and counselors has become much more intense since Old Hickory's ...

The 47th president says he’ll comply with court decisions. The seventh didn’t always do so.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan The United States is in a constitutional crisis with scant historical precedent as President ...

The legacy of slavery has always been entwined with the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s 1,000-acre Tennessee plantation. There, about ten miles north-east of downtown Nashville, remnants of the ...

Representative Jake Auchincloss discusses how the Democratic Party can offer meaningful alternatives to voters.

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might ...

The Washoe County Commission has appointed Andrew McDonald as the new registrar ... and evaluating the activities of all divisions within an elections department. He has administered local ...