Donaldsonville, the historic city along the west bank of the Mississippi River that serves as the Ascension Parish seat, will ...

Julius Caesar styled himself as a servant of the republic, claiming to speak for the people even as he disregarded laws and ...

To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes ...

The House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act but the legislation has stalled in the Senate. The President-backed bill has gained 50 votes in the Senate, which means that the Senate's ...

Since the move to standardized small-size notes, introduced in the late 1920s, U.S. paper currency has typically carried the engraved signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the U.S. Treasurer.

Abraham Lincoln revived and enforced the declaration's "all men are created equal" creed, rejecting racist interpretations ...

Democrats' Virginia redistricting victory draws comparisons to the state's 1863 split, with growing calls for Republicans to ...

From King George's proclamation barring colonial westward expansion to the riots against the Stamp Act, these primary sources ...

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back—and keeps you posted on the latest from Slate’s ...

On April 26, 1876 — 150 years ago this weekend — the Mississippi River changed course at Vicksburg and altered the city's ...

April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Congress must pass a bill to create federal rules for digital assets, reiterating the push for rules that he says will ensure ...

Republican allies of the oil and gas industry question the objectivity of an independent report from the nation’s top science ...