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Conservatives take aim at media coverage of Trump's first 100 days

“Certainly there are a lot of unforced errors that have happened in the first 100 days,” said Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor of presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and author of “Messengers of the Right,” a history of conservative media.

Nicole Hemmer

Past Present: The Unfriendly Skies, Trump & Syria, and the Easter Egg Roll

In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate United's rough treatment of its passengers, Trump's missile attack on Syria, and the White House Easter egg roll.

Nicole Hemmer

Founding and Shaping of the Nation

What was Thomas Jefferson really like?

In his own time, Thomas Jefferson’s physical presence—the clothes he wore, the way he spoke, and his mannerisms themselves—conveyed immense amounts about his view of himself, the world, and his new nation’s place in it.

Tom van der Voort

Miller Center

Trump's challenges in asking Congress for authorization for use of military force

“Of all the wars and all of the military actions that presidents have undertaken, that our country has been engaged in, there have been only 11 total declarations of war,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Barbara Perry