After Japan’s defeat in World War II, the country adopted a pacifist constitution under the influence of the United States, ...

On July 19, 1848, three hundred men and women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York for a convention that began a movement.

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The lead federal prosecutor in the sex trafficking case against Sean "Diddy" Combs has been fired from the Justice Department ...

The bill would open access to more than 400 sites across the country, including national parks, battleground sites, monuments ...

A Republican lawsuit claims that an Arizona state law allowing citizens overseas to vote violates the state’s constitution.

The spiraling cost of the Federal Reserve's years-long renovation of two historic buildings in Washington, D.C., has become ...

Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, the foundational document of American law. Attempt this GK quiz on its history, ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested 11 people in Sacramento, raising legal questions over their jurisdiction.

Once the president realized how hard it was to legislate, he turned away from it and has never really come back.

The study's lead author told Newsweek that sustained cuts to expenditures could produce annual energy savings similar to the ...

Advocates worry the Department of Energy’s move could be the start of a broader effort by other federal agencies to roll back civil rights rules.