Presidency - News and Views

Every four years Americans determine who is going to sit in the White House, who is going to be President of the United States. And after the election is decided, there is peaceful and orderly transition of power; this transition period is about two months. What does the transition team do? And who funds this transition process?

Only United States citizens have the right to vote and the right serve as an elected to the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives. But to run for President, you have to be a "natural born" citizen? What does that mean?

Historical look at presidential approval ratings, using data from January 2001. Trand data help put the "headline of the day" into context. Sources include Washington Post polling data as well as Gallup/USA Today.

The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. ß2201-2207, governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents that were created or received after January 20, 1981.

The State of the Union address is an annual event where the President of the United States makes an address to the country, usually before a joint session of Congress.

Excerpt from HR6407, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which is effectively line-item vetoed by Presidential signing statement

Public opinion on how President Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism.

Trend analysis of presidential approval ratings from the Gallup organization for President Bush, January 2001 - present. Includes one data point per month.

Analysis of approval ratings for the President, the economy and the war in Iraq, from the Washington Post. January 2001 - August 2005.

An illustrated biography of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States.

22 March 2006. It is a momentous week in Presidential history: President Bush now ranks behind Thomas Jefferson as serving the longest without exercising President authority to veto Congressional legislation.

The official bio of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the US (and the 46th Governor of Texas). The native of Connecticut was reared in Texas. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, and they have adult twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie.

GeorgeWBush.com provides a candidate biography as well as information about his wife, Laura Bush.

Analysis of presidential approval ratings -- overall, Iraq and economy -- from July - September 2004.

Official White House bio for Vice President Dick Cheney, a Nebraska native and veteran of the Nixon Administration.

This Public Citizen project tracks and reports private contributions to all presidential candidates.

Learn about three alternatives to the Electoral College. Discover myths about what the U.S. Constitution does and doesn't say about electing presidents. Find out why the current system is the subject of so much controversy.

Find out all the primary dates in the 2012 presidential contest. See how many state hold caucuses instead of primaries. Learn about the differences between presidential primaries and caucuses.

Read a biography of 2012 Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum. Learn about the candidate's political career and personal life. Learn about the controversies in which Rick Santorum has been involved.

Find out why the 2012 presidential candidates are against SOPA. Read what each presidential hopeful has said about SOPA and the proposed crackdown on piracy of intellectual property online. Find out what the legislation would do.

Learn about State of the Union ratings. Find out how many people watch the annual presidential address. See how viewership of the State of the Union compares to the Super Bowl.

Find out how many Keystone Pipeline jobs would be created. See why estimates for the number of jobs created by the pipeline differ. Discover who's making what claims about the project's benefit to the economy.

Read the definition of a super PAC. Learn about the history of super PACs and the role they play in presidential politics. See how the controversial committees came into existence.

Read a list of primary results in the 2012 Republican presidential race. See who won the primaries and caucuses. Find out how many delegates were at stake in each contest.

Learn about the biggest super PACs in the 2012 presidential contest. Find out which candidates the big super PACs are supporting. See how much money big super PACs are spending.

Read a biography of Mitt Romney. Find out more about the Republican presidential frontrunner in 2012. Learn about Romney's background in politics and business.

Find out what a brokered convention is in presidential politics. See why and when brokered conventions occurred. Learn why they are rare in modern history.