Thomas Jefferson wanted to donate his personal collection of books to the Library of Congress. But critics thought those ...

From grand cathedrals to political buildings, these world-famous landmarks were very nearly lost forever, surviving the ...

Ages ago, I traveled overland from Europe to Nepal: the Orient Express train from Munich to Istanbul, a boat through the ...

Previously, the most rapid period of change for U.S. trade policy was from 1806 to 1812, as early ... for a prolonged trade war than some observers expected. White House press secretary Karoline ...

On the evening of August 24, 1814, British troops torched the Capitol, the Treasury, the President’s House (not yet called the White House ... to be known as the War of 1812—seemed foolhardy ...

The White House wasn’t always white, and it definitely wasn’t always American in design. Irish architects left their mark on ...

Prior to this year, the law had been invoked three times in history, during the War of 1812, World War I and ... They rape, maim and murder for sport," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ...

The Supreme Court on Friday kept a block on the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked wartime power to deport migrants in Northern Texas and said administration officials had not given ...

The Connecticut Spring Boat Show brings gleaming vessels to the Essex waterfront, allowing visitors to admire everything from classic wooden boats to state-of-the-art yachts while pretending they’re ...

Summer sees the town at its most vibrant, with outdoor concerts, farmers markets, and the annual Shad Bake—a culinary tradition that honors the Connecticut River’s once-abundant shad runs with a ...

The "new media" seat at the White House has shaken up press briefings as the Trump administration aims to reach Americans who don’t rely on what it calls "the archaic White House press corps ...