Birmingham’s William Jelks Cabaniss, Jr., a former Alabama lawmaker and U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, died yesterday at the age of 86. “His life was based on love of family, community and ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column on Knox County history MOUNT VERNON — In the history business, we often trace the origin points of later prominent figures and emphasize their roots ...

Out-of-state organizations target newly elected Idaho legislators with "traitor" accusations over pet projects before their first legislative votes.

Why the slogan hat, popularized by Donald Trump, has become more effective than lawn signs, T-shirts or placards to broadcast a message.

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

The party has been struggling to respond to Donald Trump’s return. But the chance to grill one of the president’s worst ...

Recent federal budget proposals would shift significant costs, explicitly or implicitly, to states and localities by ...

Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment.

With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...