In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

"If we can't impeach a president because 'it's not a realistic option' and 'he was already impeached twice,' then the system ...

"If we can't impeach a president because 'it's not a realistic option' and 'he was already impeached twice,' then the system ...

Those who will speak English in India will soon feel very ashamed.” This was said by India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, on 19 ...

Scandal in the 1970s ignited demands to ban private donations and protect democracy from secret money and corruption. Bold ...

"Hold on, let me turn down the music," is the first thing Greg Dulli says. He's a man dedicated to sound, and though it's been a decade and change since his most visible project, the Afghan Whigs ...

His Whig party chose not to endorse him in 1844, so he retired to a 1,600-acre property in Charles City and named it Sherwood Forest, because he considered himself a political outlaw.

The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders ...