In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

This new volume focuses on how the best minds of the “Second Founding” generation saved the Union and improved the Constitution. Mr. Amar continues his documentary approach, filling his book with the ...

Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has sent state troopers to try to herd the absent Republicans back to the Capitol, and Democratic lawmakers have vowed to impose fines on their truant colleagues. As of ...

In correspondence with a passionate abolitionist in London, the great American orator didn't hold back when talking about the ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...

House Dems voiced their concern that Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will "sh*t the bed" as another government shutdown looms.