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Sen. Byrd to become longest-serving member of Congress

November 17th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Congress, Democrats, History
Two days before his 92 birthday Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., will become the longest-serving member of Congress in history. Tomorrow will be Byrd’s 20,774 day in Congress, or 56 years and 320 days. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin will hold...


Ex-Sen. Brooke, 90, to be honored by Congress

October 26th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in History
Former Massachusetts Republican Sen. Edward William Brooke III was first propelled into the history books on Jan. 10, 1967, when he was sworn in as the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote. On Wednesday he...


Deceased presidents more popular?

February 16th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in History, Interest groups, U.S. political history
A CQ MoneyLine analysis of the 2008 donations by lobbyists and special interests to presidential libraries found that the libraries of deceased presidents received almost 10 times more money than the libraries of living former presidents. CQ MoneyLine, a nonpartisan...

Bush’s long-time aides say history will be kind to him; are they right?

January 6th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Bush administration, History
How will President Bush's time in office be judged by history? USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page reports this morning that one small group of people -- "the handful of aides and advisers who will have worked for George...

Looking back to look ahead: Who’s likely to come back among the Republicans?

December 29th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in History, Presidential election, 2012, Presidential race, 2008
Hard as it is to believe, it was just one year ago that the 2008 presidential campaign was about to really, truly get underway with the Iowa caucuses (held on Jan. 3). Reading through USA TODAY On Politics' December 2007...

2008 presidential election: How will it rank in history?

December 26th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in History
To historians, "2008 looks like a keeper," USA TODAY's Rick Hampson writes this morning, "largely because of the confluence of two related but distinct events: the election of (President-elect Barack) Obama and the global financial crisis." Focusing on just the...

Obama to be sworn in on Lincoln Bible

December 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in History, Inauguration, Obama administration
President-elect Barack Obama has decided to be sworn in with his hand on the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration, the Presidential Inauguration Committee announced this morning. According to the committee: The Bible was originally purchased...

Thurston Clarke: In style, Obama is close to JFK; adulation is similar to that for RFK

November 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in History, Inauguration, Presidential race, 2008
Right now at USA TODAY headquarters, historian and journalist Thurston Clarke is speaking about his book The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America, and drawing some parallels between Kennedy's 1968 bid for the White House...

The return of William Ayers

October 8th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, History, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
William Ayers, the 1960s domestic-terrorist-turned-education-professor who served on two charity boards with Democrat Barack Obama in the 1990s, didn't come up in last night's debate. But he's back on the radar today. Republican John McCain's campaign and the Republican National...

Biden and Palin on Supreme Court decisions, freedom of religion

October 1st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Abortion, Democrats, History, Presidential race, 2008, Religion, Republicans
11:55 p.m. ET: Since we first posted some of the transcript, CBS Evening News has made its video available. So we'll add that here. Scroll down if you want to read along. And a reminder -- Democratic vice presidential nominee...
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