A look at how executive power has expanded from Lincoln to COVID-19—and why it’s driving a new rise in libertarianism.

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Marco Rubio's speech in Munich contained echoes of President Ronald Reagan's famous address at the Berlin Wall.

Presidents’ Day is always the hardest holiday to shop for; it’s hard to know what to get the president in your life. But the U.S. House of Representatives got President Donald Trump exactly what he ...

There are very few screen legends left. Last year deprived us of three of them: Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, and Diane ...

Donald Trump has long claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him despite no evidence of voter fraud. Georgia was won by President Biden in that election, and as a result, the Trump administration ...

Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke has collaborated with Seedance 2.0 to create an AI-generated video titled 'Jia Zhangke's Dance.' ...

The SAVE America Act would require people who are registering to vote to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship.

Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

In the blanket incident, Noem had to switch planes after a maintenance issue was discovered, but her blanket wasn’t moved to the second plane, according to the people familiar with the incident,” ...

State Sen. John Kavanagh wants to outlaw even blowing whistles because ICE is near. But about that freedom of speech ...

Years after he railed against voter ID requirements as "insidious and unnecessary," U.S. Sen. John Fetterman's comments this week that it's not "unreasonable to show ID just to ...