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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate receive an annual salary designed to reflect the full-time nature of legislative service. As of 2025, the base salary...

James N. Mattis served as Secretary of Defense from January 2017 to December 2018, leading the department during a period of heightened operational tempo and strategic recalibra...

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission leads the independent U.S. agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, sa...

The Electoral College is the constitutional system used to elect the president of the United States. When voters go to the polls, they are choosing a slate of electors pledged t...

The White House is both a working presidential office and a living museum, and its construction plans are shaped by a mix of presidential authority, federal law, security needs,...

The Vice President's residence is located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., serving as the official home for the Vice President and family. Devel...

Few topics illustrate the intersection of law, institution, and human biology more clearly than the health of Supreme Court justices. When a justice’s medical condition, age,...