How American monuments sometimes perpetuate white supremacy myths
Irvin Weathersby Jr. explores America’s museums and monuments in his new book, “In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy ...
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
No, Trump admin didn't add 9-star US flag to government websites
A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
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Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal after Trump’s trade war and 51st state threats
TORONTO (AP) — As Canadians absorb U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and his threats to make Canada the 51st state, one ...
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No, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren’t top recipients of pharmaceutical industry donations
A quirk in the website OpenSecrets has given RFK Jr. a chance to misleadingly portray Sen. Bernie Sanders as receiving big ...
Kansas legislators consider convention of states to curb federal government influence
A familiar proposal encouraging Kansas legislators to limit the federal government’s influence returned Monday to the ...
International incident: How Irish republicans planned to attack Campobello from the U.S.
Fenian raids, which mostly impacted Upper and Lower Canada, made an important pre-confederation stop in New Brunswick ...
Armstrong Williams: The Alfalfa Club shows what America can be | STAFF COMMENTARY
The Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, D.C., brings together leading figures from across the political aisle, writes.
Disgraceful pardons of January 6 insurrectionists show how low Trump will sink
December 25, 1868, and January 20, 2025, will now be forever linked in American history. These are the dates when two of our ...
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The United States Has Always Been a Divided Nation
Coming to terms with this reality will allow us to strengthen and maximize the full power and potential of our nation—the one dedicated to the proposition of equality.
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Virginia moves to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups
Virginia took another decisive step in its ongoing reckoning with its Confederate past as the House of Delegates in a bipartisan move approved legislation to strip tax-exempt status from organizations ...