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

Flags in many states across the nation are at half-staff in the wake of a former vice president's death. But Trump has yet to ...

Flags are lowered today at the White House, though Donald Trump hasn't released an official proclamation. Here's what this means.

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

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

Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He was 93. The ...