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President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

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There is an echo of McKinley’s spirit and Roosevelt’s strategy in the early Trump White House. For a president who said that ...

The American soldier and teacher, who grew up in the plains of Kansas and made his way to the hills of Cavite, lived a rich ...