The Cornfield Prophet” Henry A. Wallace, known for his pioneering work in agriculture, was a progressive statesman who ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has tapped his wealth to climb the political ladder, moving toward a White House run while ...

David Beito’s new biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt is not the hagiographic nonsense that has dominated the US history ...

U.S. presidents may seem larger than life, but behind the speeches, history books, and polished images are real people with ...

Federal law limits the president’s authority to fire government officials who work for more than two dozen independent ...

Potentially at stake is a 1935 precedent that permitted Congress to set the terms of removal for independent agency leaders.

Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new ...

Community members had another chance to learn more about local leaders’ vision for the future of Roosevelt Road. Oak Park’s village government and the Berwyn Development Corporation hosted a joint ...

Franklin Delano Floyd, a convicted killer and longtime fugitive, was linked to multiple crimes uncovered after the 1990 disappearance of his abducted “daughter,” Sharon Marshall. Investigators later ...

In President Franklin Roosevelt‘s White House, it was known as “Proclamation 2373.” In American culture, it swiftly became known as “Franksgiving” and was one of the most unpopular decisions made by ...