House Republicans are ready to vote on President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday, up all night as GOP leaders and the president himself worked to persuade ...

A course on the contested meanings of the Declaration of Independence has never been more relevant—or more politically ...

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 ...

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.

The museum’s special programming targeted visitors who may not have known about America’s second independence day and the ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...