In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted ...

August 6 is the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let us honor the sacrifices of the past by recommitting ourselves ...

The White House has been home to some of the quirkiest, most unique pets in American history. These animals, from a raccoon ...

Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, she became a newspaper reporter when she was 17. In an autobiographical sketch, she said she ...

Sixty years ago Wednesday, President Lyndon B. Johnson traveled to Independence, Missouri, to sign a groundbreaking piece of ...

The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

On July 31, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test. Here's what to know ...