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6 hours ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms, and will remain so forever ...
6 hours ago · As the age issue dominates the 2024 presidential election cycle, a look at the average age of congressional lawmakers reveals a significant trend towards older representatives and senators. The 118th Congress is filled with seasoned politicians, many of whom have been serving in Washington for decades. Here Are the 20 Oldest Members of Congress: 1.
6 hours ago · Yet both political parties openly ignored these liabilities, embraced the oldest presidential candidates on record and gave a finger to the geopolitical risk posed by geriatric leaders in a frail ...
6 hours ago · A three-party National government, made up mostly of Conservatives along with small portions of the Labour and Liberal parties, won a majority of 242 at the 1935 election. Four years earlier in 1931, the same National government won a majority of 492: the biggest ever parliamentary majority at a general election in modern political history.
1 day ago · Against Republican Ronald Reagan, Carter carried just six states and Washington, D.C. Reagan won two general election landslides, but the foundation was his 1976 primary challenge against Ford.
6 hours ago · A record 220 female MPs were elected at the 2019 general election, up from 208 in 2017. The number of women MPs has risen at each of the past five elections. The 1997 election was the first time ...
2 hours ago · Against Republican Ronald Reagan, Carter carried just six states and Washington, D.C. Gerald Ford and the budding Reagan revolution in 1976. Reagan won two general election landslides, but the foundation was his 1976 primary challenge against Ford. A mild-mannered Michigander, Ford had a unique path to the White House.
