Dec. 20, 1860 was the day South Carolina seceded from the Union. Dec. 11, 1861, was the day St. Andrews Hall and Institute ...

The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, but its true cause remains the subject of debate. Beyond battles and politics, the central issue was slavery and its expansion into new ...

The Confederacy’s theory of victory at the start of the Civil War was straightforward — so logical, the historian Emory M.

The date selected for this event was between Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Nov. 19, which is when President Abraham Lincoln gave ...

"The American Revolution" is a sweeping, six-part PBS docuseries that feels like a confrontation of how America's founding ideals were born ...

The upper chamber of the Legislature could see as many as seven new members by 2027. But that wouldn't be the biggest turnover ever in the 31-member Senate.

After 18 months of fighting, Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian town once home to 60,000 people, has been reduced to ruins. Russian forces control most of the town and have continued efforts to encircle Ukrainian ...

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discussed which side "won" the 2025 government shutdown, Democrats' strategy of immediately pivoting back to ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Progressives are fuming over the decision by eight Senate ...

Donald Trump was in a “buoyant mood” as he flew back from his tour of Asia last week, said Rob Crilly in The Telegraph. “Air Force One was packed with gleaming gifts – a crown, a golf putter, a Nobel ...

Many Americans may not be familiar with James Garfield’s brief presidency, let alone his brutal assassination. But Netflix ...

Researching a civil war is always fraught with danger. The re-opening of old wounds that can evoke family and historical biases, often lead to heated and ideological debates. Writing a historical ...