Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

The Dec. 30 edition of The Republican carried a front page article entitled “Jimmy Carter dies at 100.” Regarding the 52 hostages held for 444 days by Iran, the story said this: “ (Carter’s) negotiations ultimately brought all the hostages home alive, but in a final insult, Iran didn’t release them until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.”

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In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.

Unlike past incoming presidents, Trump knows how to get his agenda done because he already had one term sitting in the Oval Office.

The decision to move Monday's swearing-in means thousands of people with plans to visit Washington won’t be able to see President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration in person

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Ronald Reagan started a tradition as he prepared to leave office after two terms as president: Write a note congratulating your successor and leave it in the Oval Office desk drawer.

Kamala Harris of the Democrat party has 75,012,178 votes (48.3%) Donald Trump of the Republican party has 77,302,416 votes (49.8%) This map of the US states was filled in as presidential results ...