Today we celebrate that stirring day in history, July 4, 1812, when the first president of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, emerged from the old State House in Boston, held up the new ...

As knowledge about the Constitution ebbs, so does allegiance to it. And because the Constitution was designed in significant part to keep partisan passions at bay, constitutional drift fuels partisan ...

The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, and wounding a state senator and his wife, said Thursday that he's looking forward to the facts ...

National pride in the U.S. is at a record low. Researchers and experts explore if there is a place for patriotism in ...

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that laid the foundation of ...

The July Fourth Independence Day Celebration on the National Mall in Washington kicks off Friday morning with the annual ...

History educators must reevaluate how to teach the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions.

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, granted the Trump administration's request to partially stay nationwide injunctions of ...

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three of Iran's nuclear facilities, numerous Democrats claimed ...

Legalizing same-sex marriage in Arizona was a fraught and politically risky fight. A decade later, a similar angst is growing ...

June 21 and 22 have long held a special place in the calendar.On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ...

Explore Michigan's turbulent history with LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage, from bans to breakthroughs, and the stories behind its legal evolution.