Now, Trump appears to be taking over Congress’ core powers, including taxing and spending. Typically, Congress passes a budget, and the president can sign or veto the bill. Once the budget is passed ...

The month-long campaign has been celebrated since 1943 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt first issued a proclamation urging support at a critical point during World War II.

In subsequent decades, observers would borrow the phrase to describe such figures as Al Smith, Hubert Humphrey, and Ronald ...

Women comprise more than half of the population and make history virtually everywhere. Yet, only 13 U.S. national park sites ...

Winston Churchill coined the phrase to describe what has become an enduring diplomatic priority, but relationships between ...

NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on how a conspiracy theory about missing gold at Fort Knox spread to the White House. The federal facility holds half of the country’s gold and has only been opened twice ...

Last week brought a new round of cuts to longstanding federal programs and more pink slips for employees of various agencies ...

FDR’s schooner, the Amberjack II, would often accompany him to Marion. When sailing, Coast Guard and Secret Service boats would accompany him. He was known to “evade” these vessels for fun and sport.

Alexander Hamilton saw it coming. In the Federalist Papers, he described the judiciary as a feeble branch of government, easily “overpowered, awed or influenced” by Congress and the president. Lacking ...

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government ...

President Donald Trump temporarily removes the 150-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to be refinished.