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

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

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

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

It also jibes with behind-the-scenes reporting of Trump wanting a painting of James Polk—president during the largest expansion of U.S. territory in American history—hanging in the Oval Office.

who was Mary Polk Walker, daughter of James Knox Walker, was the niece of President Polk. Archibald Barklie last night confirmed the announcement of his engagement to Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott of ...

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to approve a five-year contract for Superintendent Fred Heid, who will receive base ...

UC regents have named University of Texas Chancellor James B. Milliken as the next president of the University of California.

Polk County’s four members of the U.S. House voted along partisan lines on “One Big Beautiful Act,” the reconciliation spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump. The measure passed by a 215-214 ...

The House speaker would have good reason to turn it down.