More than ever,” Maddow said in her Monday night broadcast, “this is not a time to pretend this isn’t happening" ...

Traveling to Lincoln from Boston, Higginbotham said her grandfather, the Rev. Walter Henderson Brooks, was born a slave in 1851. He “worked” for a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

There is no legal requirement for the president to place his hand on the Bible. According to Article VI, Clause 3, of the U.S. Constitution, which covers oaths of office, members of Congress, state ...

It is unlikely that anyone watching Monday’s presidential inaugural will spend much time thinking about the changing of the ...

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.