America’s Cincinnatus and America’s Michelangelo are forever connected in a fresco adorning the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

In 1777, Gen. George Washington faced a catastrophe. His soldiers were dying. British muskets and bayonets were only part of ...

The increase in senators looking toward statehouses underscores how sharply the balance of political ambition has shifted away from Washington. Although the Senate was once seen as the capstone of a ...

New analysis compares today's political upheaval to the French Revolution, exploring how American and French revolutions took ...

Nearly 240 years ago on Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected by all 69 presidential electors as the first president of the United States.

The administration has ordered that further changes be made to Independence National Historical Park, according to internal ...

The Republican senator faced backlash online after ranting about the "Wildflower" singer during a senate hearing. Experts in political science break down the moment.

GOP Arizona legislators cite Florida and Texas as health care role models for forcing hospitals to ask about citizenship and ...

President Trump’s attempts to uplift traitors and racists are the latest in a centuries-old campaign against history by those ...

Following the ICE shootings in Minneapolis, the response from WNBA players has kept with historical precedent.

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A Romeoville High School student has been chosen for the United States Senate Youth Program, and will join Senator Richard Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth in representing the state ...

The Founding Fathers lived in a world of kings and emperors. There was no democracy in their time, and nothing even close since ancient Greece. Men like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, well ...