The phrase "new deal" came into the English lexicon long before its mention at the 1932 Democratic convention that propelled Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House. Mark Twain and Henry James ...

Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block graphically captured the Watergate story in more than 100 often-memorable drawings done between June 1972 and August 1974.

A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.

Louis Menand writes about the New Deal, and the political maneuvering necessary to realize Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s vision of Depression-era policies.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” helped raise America’s economy out of the Great Depression in the 1930s and set the country on course to become a superpower.

On this day in 1933, Congress adjourned after passing the core of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal reform package, dealing with the economic emergency spawned by the Great Depression.

As the United States reels from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide anti-racism protests, pundits from both sides of the political aisle have speculated that a new New Deal is in the offing. It ...

Beyond days off, a New Deal for labor built on the founders’ principle of countervailing political power. Unlike his cousin Teddy, FDR was not a famed “trust buster.” ...

Through a coincidence of history, President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday took place on the 92nd anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration. But if Trump ...

Roosevelt , who died in office in 1945 at 63 while in his fourth term , ultimately prevailed in establishing a majority friendly to his New Deal initiatives on the court. SOURCE: “ This Day in ...

June 1 editorial cartoons Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include Donald Trump's golden comb-over, brain drain in America, and a new TACO presidential seal. 5 cartoons about the TACO trade ...

William Gropper, “”Down with the New Deal-We’ll Fight Roosevelt-Cut the W.P.A,” pen and ink with wash on paper, 16 x 11 1/2 inches. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from ...