Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength ...

A massive embezzlement scandal, orchestrated by the city’s comptroller and treasurer, Rita Crundwell, shook the community to ...

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Director John Shaw, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has covered seven ...

A federal judge in Seattle issued a blistering rebuke to block President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

A breakdown of 10 notable moments from the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump; from executive orders to a fun ...

President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally ...

The major winter storm that pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic region left behind bitter cold conditions and widespread power outages.

Trump used a raucous rally yesterday on the eve of his inauguration to promise swift Day 1 action remaking the federal government, shifting federal priorities at breakneck speed and ensuring that “the ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of ...

Jimmy Carter was the perfect candidate for 1976, columnist George Skelton writes, and he was an exceptional ex-president. In between? That's the problem.