The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, whose district includes northern Cayuga County, was sworn in Friday for her fourth term in Congress. Tenney, R-Cleveland, easily won reelection in the sprawling 24th ...

Happy 187th birthday, Michigan! You look great. Honestly, you don’t look a day over 125. What’s your secret? Pilates?

Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 16.2 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics from the US Census. More than nine million ...

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the ...

Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as ...

The U.S. House of Representatives may again struggle to pick a speaker ... wouldn’t bode well for market-moving matters that Congress must address later this year. Any delay will “cast ...

However, this time, the House did not have the luxury of running another 15-ballot marathon to elect a Speaker. On Jan. 6, Congress was obliged by law to certify the election of Donald J. Trump as ...

A few decades later, the U.S. unsuccessfully invaded Canada during the War of 1812 amid frustration over ... “Between now and early May, Canada is kind of rudderless,” Bratt said.

In 1983, when Congress passed the federal holiday honoring ... Black cultural creators may once again be called upon to infuse a racial consciousness into the symbols of America.