Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.
The service, which lasted roughly two hours, was packed with heartfelt and vivid remembrances that recalled both a powerful president and politician as well as a thoughtful and giving man of faith.
The 78-year-old former president was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever.
The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of textbooks. They can offer guidance and perhaps even temper expectations.
A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.
Prompted by a recent photo of three U.S. presidents in suits without neckwear, fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell details about how popular ties are — or aren't.
Rosalynn Carter was memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president broke routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains.
House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.
What started as a nonpartisan rite of passage, the tradition of victorious athletes visiting the president has become increasingly tangled up in politics. It's a shift that some peg to Bill Clinton's presidency, and it'll continue on Friday when Joe Biden hosts the championship men’s and women’s college basketball teams.
Tuesday on Political Rewind, we talk one-on-one with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Farah Stockman. Her book "American Made" explores how the loss of manufacturing jobs changed the political landscape of the early 21st century. But first: a look at the latest in voting rights.
