Rather than cherry-pick similarities between historical eras, we should strive to understand the unique context surrounding ...

Some GOP lawmakers have broken ranks with their party by being openly critical of the president in recent weeks.

A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaii teenager has agreed to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.

"We most heartily agree with President Trump," says a resolution urging teachers across the state to fall in line with the ...

Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best ...

Alcohol and U.S. politics have a history that reaches back to the nation's early years. However, one president had a ...

Trump is right that McKinley played a critical role in American history, but not for the reasons Trump articulates.

America has always stripped the land of its original, Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications.

William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president, is credited with using steep tariffs to protect the fledgling tinplate industry in the late 19th century. Did they work? Were they good for the U.S. economy?

President Donald Trump has brought a historical figure to the forefront in recent months: William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. McKinley, who was president between 1897 and ...

In all of this, Trump is explicitly channeling William McKinley, another president who wielded tariffs with unabashed enthusiasm. Whether he’s mentioning McKinley by name — or restoring his ...

William McKinley came to power during a time of economic instability and inequality. As a congressman in 1890, he authored the highest and most protectionist tariff act in US history. As president, ...