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NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aka NASA, has been at the forefront of science, technology, and space exploration since 1958. Its work remains an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
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Forced Removal to Mexico: Repatriation Drives
During the Great Depression, the U.S. government detained and deported almost 2 million Mexican American citizens and people of Mexican descent, in an initiative known as the Repatriation Drives.
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Election of 1948: The Underdog
The suspenseful 1948 presidential election exposed the consequences of flawed polls, as Truman's astonishing victory upended expectations and forever changed how pollsters make predictions.
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Election of 1912: Third Party
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt's bold creation of a new political party, the Bull Moose Party, challenged rivals Taft and Wilson, forever altering the political landscape of the United States.
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Election of 1876: Testing the Constitution
The Presidential Election of 1876 was considered a foregone conclusion, with Democrat Samuel J. Tilden sure to defeat Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but disputed Southern electoral votes led to an outcome that nobody predicted.
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Election of 1860: A Nation, Torn
The Presidential Election of 1860 proved the most divisive in U.S. history, with the election of Abraham Lincoln triggering the secession of Southern states. But how did it play out at the polls?
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Election of 1824: When the House Chose
In the Presidential Election of 1824, five men from one party were up for the job. It was left to the House of Representatives to figure out a winner – and the aftermath led to the modern two-party system.
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Election of 1800: Presidential Tie
The 1800 Presidential Election, which ended in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Burr, presented Congress with a dilemma – how to stop a tie from happening again.
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Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation ensures the equitable and safe transport of goods and people along our roads, railways, skies, waterways and airspace. So, why did it take so long to come into existence?
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Department of the Interior
Many government departments have a focused mission, but the Department of the Interior is known as the "Department of Everything Else." So what are its responsibilities and how does it keep our country in check?
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Department of Homeland Security
Established in 2002, the Department of Homeland Security might be the youngest of all the federal government’s departments, but its work to safeguard “the American people, our homeland, and our values” couldn't be more important.
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Congressional Investigations
Congressional Investigations have uncovered some serious wrongdoing over the past 200 years. But where does Congress get the power to conduct investigations and how has it used that power throughout U.S. history?
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Beverly LaHaye
At a time when many women in the United States were campaigning for greater rights, Beverly LaHaye raised her voice for traditional values. An expert activist and founder of Concerned Women for America, today she is admired and reviled...
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Ona Judge: Self-Emancipated from the Presidential Mansion
Born into slavery on George Washington's plantation, Ona Judge's daring escape highlights the ideological contradictions of personal liberty in early America.
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Caretakers and Confidants: Presidential Valets
Presidential valets have been a mainstay at the White House since its earliest days. They not only perform vital tasks for the President, but act as confidantes and companions in the most trying of circumstances.
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The Watergate Tapes
Installed in selected rooms at the White House on the President’s orders, this is the story of how a state-of-the-art recording system ultimately led to Richard Nixon’s downfall.
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Executive Order
What actual powers does the President have? Well, as it turns out – a lot. Including the power to make new orders at the stroke of a pen.
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Trump 'most toxic person in America,' says former U.S. ambassador to Canada
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman says President Donald Trump's new video mentioning a smooth transfer of presidential powers to Joe Biden is '60 days late,' but the country has to move on from this 'awful' time.'
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Trump says Saudi Arabia 'devastated' by Florida navy base shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump conveys condolences from Saudi Arabia after a Saudi national shot and killed three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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Impeachment inquiry: new phase begins but questions loom
A crucial new phase begins this week in the impeachment proceedings in Washington.
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Former Ukrainian president speaks out on Giuliani meeting
At a security forum in Halifax, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he had conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer two years ago.
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Impeachment evidence against Trump ‘overwhelming,’ Democrat says
Now that public impeachment hearings into U.S. President Donald Trump have wrapped up, Democrat Adam Schiff — who chairs the House intelligence committee — discussed what comes next.
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Ottawa says no trade deal photo op unless U.S. tariffs are lifted
The official celebration of the new USMCA trade agreement may be a far more low-key affair than anyone imagined. Canada's ambassador in Washington said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not be taking part in any sort of signing ceremony...
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Trump's harsh comments earn Chrystia Freeland compliments
U.S. President Donald Trump's harsh comments on NAFTA and disdain for Chrystia Freeland had officials in Canada and elsewhere in the world complimenting the foreign affairs minister.