He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.

Welcome to the first, ahem, serving of Whole-Hog Politics, a weekly note that aims to give you a quick and useful overview of ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, one of the nation’s preeminent historians and the leading scholar on President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since his inauguration on Jan.

The history of the executive order shows how far the U.S. has strayed from its own Constitution, which dictates that the ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, has died at ...

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...

An agreement between four Native American Tribes, two states, and the U.S. government unlocks investments that can restore ...

Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and tried to overturn birthright citizenship in an aggressive first week that included ...

When it comes to the arts in America, the second quarter of the 20th century is significant. That's not only because it was ...

Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, ...

Jan. 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The ceremony was moved indoors to the U.S.