In this article, Arizona senator John McCain states, "When you aren't winning in this kind of war, you are losing". He makes several recommendations on what the United States needs to to in order to prevent increased violence in...

Biographical highlights on Benjamin Harrison, Republican Senator from Indiana and 23rd President of the United States.

Overview of the political career of Andrew Jackson, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and 7th President of the United States.

Summary of the political career of Robert F. Kennedy, former Attorney General of the United States and Democratic Senator from New York.

Biographical summary of the political career of John McCain, Republican Senator and a Representative from Arizona. He was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.

Profile of the political career of John F. Kennedy, a Democratic Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States.

List of Andrew Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice President and 17th President of the United States.

List of Lyndon Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States.

List of Joe Biden's accomplishments during his political career, including his term as a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama.

Read a brief overview of the life of Samuel Adams, one of the founding fathers of the United States. Links to other resources about Adams are included.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Article provides an overview and interesting facts about the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Features a biography of the former First Lady and the first woman U.S. Senator from the state of New York. She is a 2005 inductee of the National Women's Hall of Fame.

An excellent and thorough website that explores the Election 2000. Includes information on the presidential race and election, as well as the races and elections for Congress and state governors. Also includes extensive coverage of the...

An editorial from the Japan Times and Mail denounced the the U.S. Senate's inclusion of the National Origins Act within the Immigration Act of 1924 that limited the immigration of Japanese to the United States. Read the background of the...

Discusses the country's need for the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve to be less secretive and more transparent. Link to file that requires Adobe Reader.

A biography on Blanche K. Bruce, the first African-American to serve a full term in the United States Senate.

A brief biography of William Few, a delegate from Georgia to the Constitutional Convention, and a former member of the United States Senate.

Short, but comprehensive, synopsis of Clinton's two terms as president. Included in the article is the 1992 campaign, successful and controversial legislation, and the scandals that would eventually become part of his presidential legacy.

Summary of the political career of John Kerry, former Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, former Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, and Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2004.

Biographical sketch of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic Senator from New York, former First Lady and Secretary of State, and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2016.

Biography of the political career of Kamala Harris, former U.S. Senator from California and current Vice President of the United States in 2020.

Biographical information on the political career of Franklin Pierce, Democratic Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire and 14th President of the United States.

Learn about the political career of Warren G. Harding, Republican Senator from Ohio and 29th President of the United States.