Historians and scholars continue to debate Thomas Jefferson's original intent behind the phrase "all men are created equal." ...

Gen. John A. Logan served from Vicksburg to Atlanta, fought for equal rights after the Civil War and established Decoration ...

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune It stands today as one of the most consequential — and most disastrously reasoned—decisions ever issued by the United States Supreme Court. On May 18, ...

The Truman Library currently is exhibiting 21 original documents from American history. “Opening the Vault: The Story of US,” ...

HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. The late 19th century was a dismal time in American politics. Corruption ran rampant. Congress ...

Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.” President Lyndon ...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States was grappling ...

Louisiana lawmakers would gain more power over the state government workforce if voters approve Amendment 1 during the May 16 election. Amendment 1 asks voters to decide whether the Legislature should ...

In light of the latest attempted assassination of President Donald Trump — the third in less than two years — it’s time for America to face a terrible fact of life. This nation is at war with itself.

Louisiana voters will decide on five proposed constitutional amendments on the May 16 ballot. The amendments include creating a new school district and raising the mandatory retirement age for judges.

A group of House Republicans is calling on the Department of War to protect U.S. citizens’ Second Amendment rights on one of its agency’s federal lands. Two dozen GOP lawmakers led by Republican Texas ...