The author of the Declaration of Independence went to great lengths, on numerous occasions (as I detail in What Would Jefferson Do?), to point out that when Thomas Jefferson and his colleagues started ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Swooning Patrick Swayze fans still flock to the Virginia lodge where the movie was shot. Legislators are asked to take note as they mull film incentives.

In this capacity, he or she may cast the deciding vote when there is a tie in the Senate. John Adams cast the first tie-breaking vote on July 18, 1789. As of January 24, 2025, there were 302 ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Anita McBride's lecture explores the evolving role and influence of First Ladies from Martha Washington to Melania Trump.

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...

John Jagler (R-Watertown) represents the 13th District, which now includes Ripon, Green Lake, Markesan and other areas that ...

President Donald Trump has placed geoeconomics in the service of geopolitics to advance U.S. interests in the Western ...

One perk of being elected president is choosing U.S. attorneys. Will a federal probe of North Carolina GOP legislative ...

The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President Donald Trump was just a year o ...

Feb. 15, Hancock County Historical Society quarterly meeting will host Reg Ankrum, a resident of Quincy, speaking on “The Statehood of Illinois and County Formation.” He is a ...