President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

John Baughman, Stephen Engel, and Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz offers insights into the outcomes and implications of Tuesday’s ...

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In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland stood with different political parties, but share a commonality in their non-consecutive ...

On the list of U.S. presidents, several have been tapped by voters to serve for more than one term, with Donald Trump joining the group as the 45th president and now the 47th, too. But only one other ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked with US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday and congratulated him on his “spectacular victory” in the US elections. In a post on X, PM Modi said he is looking ...

Former President Donald Trump secured a decisive victory on Election Day, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to become ...

On the list of U.S. presidents, several were tapped to serve for more than one term. But only one other American president ...

With his reelection, Donald Trump now joins Grover Cleveland as the only people to serve non-consecutive terms as president.