After a series of meetings with the president-elect, Donald Trump’s transition team has announced the nomination of war hero Gen. James Mattis for its pick as secretary of defense. The “Mad […]

The U.S. will never have its own King Louis XIV, who reigned over France for a record 72 years and 110 days. At least not while the 22nd Amendment is on the books, […]

Before he was a presidential candidate, and then a CNN host, and then a campaign surrogate for one Donald Trump — Newt Gingrich was the House Speaker. And it was […]

Thomas Jefferson is perhaps the most recognizable American Founding Father, and served the country during its infancy in multiple roles before becoming President of the United States in 1800. A […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump named his new top administrator for the Health and Human Services on Tuesday, Rep. Tom Price of Georgia. “Chairman Price, a renowned physician, has earned a reputation for being a […]

In President-elect Donald Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter” he promised many things: An end to the two-way street between career politicians and special interest lobbying, a renegotiation of “job-killing” […]

There’s still plenty of drama to document following the still-shocking election results from Nov. 8, whereby blustering businessman Donald Trump outmaneuvered political pro Hillary Clinton in one of the greatest political […]

Perhaps it’s wishful thinking, but we at Briefing really do think there’s plenty to be thankful for that came out of this rollercoaster of an election season. Birdie Sanders may not […]

In his first effort at reaching across the aisle to work with Democrats, even if they had been sharply critical of him on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump has […]

It was 53 years ago today that Lee Harvey Oswald presumably acted alone in an assassination of John F. Kennedy, one of the most beloved figures in American political history. […]