Some Democrats who were swept into office last November are grappling with the reality of governing. The new leader of Pennsylvania's Lehigh County says urgency is needed.

Retired history teacher Jack Burgess traces the Republican Party's evolution from Abraham Lincoln's anti-slavery stance to ...

A charismatic populist, he channeled the anger of a disaffected North, arguing — in inflammatory oratory — for secession and ...

There are races in 30 states this year for attorney general, and groups that support those candidates prepared for the ...

Add enough water to cover everything by 1 inch. Bring the water to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to low ...

Venezuelans pour into the streets in a rare, loud release of joy after their team wins the World Baseball Classic.

Former Whig Party members gathered to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery following the introduction of the ...

More Democrats are openly running on faith, as progressive clergy and other religious candidates push back on the idea that ...

Iranian Kurdish families living in a camp in Iraq hold on to one hope: that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran weakens Iran’s ...

On America’s 250th birthday, how discussions of the Declaration of Independence and other documents are bridging religious ...

On March 20, 1995, 12 people were killed, and more than 5,000 made ill in a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. A ...

The conservative commentator argues that the U.S. Constitution reflects St. Thomas Aquinas’ ‘mixed regime’ and a broader ...