Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel by James Shields over a satirical letter.

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The Freedom Caucus took over Wyoming’s statehouse, in contrast to the more traditional conservatism of the governor. What can the rest of the country learn?

Former President Bill Clinton, Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries remembered former U.S. Rep. Charles ...

Republicans renamed the 'MAGA accounts' to the "Trump accounts." Many congressmembers have introduced legilslation honoring ...

Entrance fees to all 63 of the nation’s national parks will be waived on Thursday as the National Park Service commemorates ...

On library shelves the multi-volumed biographies by Nicolay and Hay, Sandburg, and Randall and Current stand cover to cover with *Lincoln Never Smoked a Cigarette* and *Abraham Lincoln on the Coming ...

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim and alarming spike in political ...

Army officials face questions after allowing partisan merchandise to be sold on a base and soldiers to show political ...

The Trump administration is pushing to reshape the federal housing safety net by slashing spending and shifting the burden of ...

Regional tuition reciprocity agreements can significantly reduce out-of-state tuition. Scholarships, grants and other forms ...

The longest-serving statehouse Speaker in U.S. history was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison Friday for public corruption.