Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the grandson of the 10th president John Tyler, died on Sunday at the age of 96. Tyler was the son of ...

The grandson of the 10th President of the United States, John Tyler, has died at 96 — 180 years after his grandfather was ...

In 1846, the plains of Illinois fueled dreams. With rich soils and prairie grasses taller than a horse’s head, it attracted ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson detailed how President Donald Trump shook him down for a portrait of President James Polk during a recent interview.

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to offer the general counsel position to James Greene, who has the same role with Pasco County Schools.

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.

WASHINGTON — President Trump wants to take America ... He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many ...

1852-1866 | He served as president of the Franklin & Marshall ... 1845-1849 | Buchanan served as secretary of state under James Polk. This came at a time of great national expansion, with the ...

According to recent reporting in The Wall Street Journal, Trump got House Speaker Mike Johnson to give him the painting of President James Polk (1845–1849) to hang in the Oval Office.

It’s not often that you hear the name of President James Knox Polk in modern political discourse. But the 11th president’s name is back out there, thanks to the admiration of the 47th ...

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump’s ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other ...