President Trump is not just unraveling a system of government, he's denying the American Creed, the truths we have considered self-evident since 1776.

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

The birth of our country may feel like a familiar story. But in making a documentary about it, we found plenty of revelations ...

Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

George Washington forced British troops to evacuate ... coal mining restrictions as part of efforts aimed at 'unleashing American energy' April 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed ...

General George Washington and the Continental Army inhabited farms and other buildings in the area that is now known as New Hanover Township. During the Revolutionary War, this was known as Camp ...

It literally inspired the American Revolution. Here’s what we don’t know ... Older political leaders hesitated, but young(ish) bucks like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were itching to haul ...

When President Donald Trump told NBC News he was "not joking" about a third term, he wasn't floating a trial balloon; he was ...

The first constitutional crisis occurred under our first and greatest president, George Washington. During the European wars triggered by the French Revolution, Washington proclaimed neutrality.

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... secured American independence. Though eager to retire at war's end, Washington ...

The unfolding global trade war backdrop is uncharted waters. Scenario analysis should now include the possibility of things ...