Presidency
Mike Pompeo and a Brief History of Cabinet Department Heads from Kansas
Five Kansans have served as secretaries of U.S. departments a total of six times since statehood.
Read MoreTom Price’s Historically Short HHS Tenure
Price lasted less than a quarter of the time on the job than the average HHS secretary.
Read MoreJohn Delaney Breaks Phil Crane’s (Or Pete du Pont’s?) Record for Early Bird Presidential Bid
Did Phil Crane or Pete du Pont hold the previous mark for the earliest presidential campaign launch in the modern primary era?
Read MoreHow Many Trump States Will Back Democratic US Senate Nominees in 2018?
The 10 Trump states with Democratic incumbents have voted for senate nominees from the opposing party of the sitting president 62 percent of the time over the last 50 years.
Read MoreJeff Merkley and a History of Oregon Presidential Candidates
The progressive senator would be the first major party White House hopeful from the Beaver State in the modern primary era.
Read MoreHave 2 Sitting US Senators from the Same State Simultaneously Run for President?
Could Minnesota make history in 2020? Don’t count on it.
Read MoreWill There Be Divided Government After 2018?
The six-year stretch of divided government during the 112th-114th Congresses was tied for the third longest period in U.S. history.
Read More10 US Attorneys General Who Served Less than 1 Year
Jeff Sessions needs to last until April 25th to avoid having the shortest tenure of the 84 men and women to serve in the position.
Read MorePresident’s Day Special: Trump Ties William Harrison for Presidential Tenure
The next benchmark for administrative longevity in the White House is James Garfield who Trump would reach in August.
Read MoreFree Advice? Trump Takes Office with Most Collective Experience of Living Ex-Presidents in History
For the first time, the collective tenures of living ex-presidents has eclipsed 30 years.
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