The year is 1846, U.S. President James Polk just sent General Zachary Taylor and a number of horse soldiers to Texas to force the claim that the southern border of America is the Rio Grande River.

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President Donald Trump was just a year o ...

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

Rachel Maddow mocked Donald Trump for thinking he has a “big Trump mandate” for latest threat Trump called for a U.S.-led ...

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are weirder than others.

All of this madness will lead to increased famine, disease, suffering and economic instability, while handing geopolitical ...

The old rules of inviolable state borders don’t apply in a world of trade wars and terrorist regimes.

China, Russia and even U.S. allies have developed retaliatory options that could deeply hurt America’s economy and standard ...

It would be the U.S. Navy’s biggest defeat until World War II and threatened to change the balance of power in American ...

Russia said that discussions with Washington were underway regarding potential peace talks to end the war nearly three years after Moscow’s full-scale invasion. By Paul Sonne Reporting from ...

Bronny James hit the first three-pointer of his NBA career in the Lakers' win over the Clippers, giving Savannah James a proud mom moment. During the Lakers' 122-97 win over the Clippers ...