WASHINGTON — The statue in the Jefferson Memorial is 19 feet tall, but it’s the words carved in stone around the bronze figure that are truly monumental. Such as these, from Jefferson’s Declaration of ...

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...

Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

To be, or not to be, an undocumented migrant, that is the question for millions of men, women and children in many less developed countries. "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and ...

In May 2024, Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clémentine de Montjoye, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, as she traveled to Rwanda ...

Alpha Oumar Diallo hunches over a kitchen counter at a library café in Brooklyn, his nose hovering above a plastic container ...

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bond after being convicted of prostitution-related offenses Wednesday. He was ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions supersede it. In practice, the ...

The quintessential superhero has always stood for truth and justice, but the final part of his catchphrase has morphed to ...

A quote on the new display comes from a comment the White House said to the Washington Post in response to the first sculpture.

A road trip is one of the best ways to see some of the most notable attractions and landmarks the United States has to offer. With long highways and many small towns to drive through, it’s quite a ...