On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United ...

Martha Layne Collins, whose distinction as the first woman to serve as governor of Kentucky was stained by her husband’s ...

Elijah Lovejoy's newspaper, the Alton Observer, defied pro-slavery St. Louis ...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025. There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected ...

Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey sweep elections as Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill win governorships, ...

The White House lowered flags to half-staff after the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a press pool ...

Former Kentucky governor Martha Layne Collins has died. A Democrat, Collins served as Kentucky's first female governor ...

Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, has died. She was 88. Her most visible legacy is ...

In the face of Reagan’s right-wing presidency, he offered a vision, strategy, and agenda that would have led Democrats and the country in a very different direction.

I don’t think it was good for Republicans. I’m not sure it was good for anybody,” the president told Republicans of the 2025 ...

Martha Layne Collins made history in 1983 when she defeated Jim Bunning to become Kentucky's first — and so far only — female ...