Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover is the usual Trumpian blend of idiocy and cruelty — all optics, unless you are brown-skinned.

It's a truism that American presidents change in office. The youthful Barack Obama grew gray. Put another way, the office ...

There was some precedent for absentee voting. During the War of 1812, Pennsylvania and then New Jersey changed their ...

The president is driving the tentacles of the federal government deep into the nation’s economy, culture and legal system.

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Despite the reputation of Bloomington-Normal as a staid, quiet community with nicknames such as "Borington" and ...

The US Department of Agriculture spent $16,400 to hang two banners in May outside its headquarters on Independence Avenue in Washington, DC, government documents show. One banner honored Abraham ...

As we grieve the lives of children lost in the Central Texas floods, we can learn from the example of President Lincoln who ...

Local historians who manage an 1860 stone building that's on the National Register have had their share of challenges this ...

New scholarship shows that Abraham Lincoln was a deeply sensitive man who embraced radical acts of inclusion to keep the Union intact.

The cannon is on display in the park outside the Lincoln Shrine throughout the year. The Aug. 9 program will include a brief introduction to the use of artillery during the Civil War by members of the ...