Test your knowledge of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862! This quiz covers the act's purpose, key figures, challenges, and the ...

The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is considering “all options” in the escalating national debate over the redrawing of congressional ...

During the English civil War, Oliver Cromwell stayed there a few nights. But why? One account said he was searching for an answer to an irritating, baffling problem.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday in Alaska to discuss bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine ...

Schlitz was a billion-dollar empire battling Budweiser to be No. 1. Then a bribery scandal—and a lot of foul, sludgy ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

The president again urged Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who he criticized with the nickname “Too Late,” to lower interest rates.

Like no other president, Trump has used the government’s control over federal research funding to push for changes in higher education, decrying elite colleges as places of extreme liberal ideology ...

President Donald Trump has signed a bill rescinding nearly $9 billion in federal funding previously approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid. The bulk of the cuts are for foreign ...

Trump said this morning that the U.S. and Mexico agreed to delay their deadline for a trade deal by another 90 days. The ...