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

In this episode, we explore a Civil War camp in Alabama that shows signs of use by Confederate, Union, and even Andrew Jackson's forces during the Creek Indian War of 1813. With friends visiting from ...

School – and the federal government's role in it – has been a topic of debate in the U.S. since the very first Department of Education was created.

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

Discover the 5 worst presidents in US history and how Trump and Biden compare. Expert analysis of presidential failures and ranking criteria.

ABDELFATAH: In the end, the radical Republicans prevail. The following year, President Andrew Johnson signs the bill. The first Department of Education comes into existence on March 2, 1867.

Summertime used to be fun — relaxing even. Kids were out of school, driving the adults crazy, while the adults were giving it ...

But for a lot of Americans, the celebration, and the flag itself, are more complicated than that. That’s the question that Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in show, is setting out to tackle this ...

As high-profile longtime New York Democrats flock to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and high-powered progressives join forces to block his comeback tour, the city’s relatively recent adoption of ranked choice ...

Donald Trumpwent on a rant about the last three presidents — and it's safe to say he was quite critical of them. “President ...

Zohran Mamdani has found a way to shape his political campaign around the exorbitant cost of living in New York, coloured by his Gen Z love story ...