Bonita Gibson is celebrating her 114th birthday on Independence Day, making her one of the oldest living people in the United States and believed to be the oldest in Michigan.

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain ...

President Donald Trump, assisted by Vice President JD Vance, remained in talks with lawmakers throughout the week to coax ...

Republican lawmakers have handed President Donald Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) beat former Rep. Kevin McCarthy for the longest House floor speech, the latest ...

The Town of Bristol in Rhode Island, located about 16 miles south of Providence, holds the record for the oldest Fourth of ...

House Republicans delivered a stunning victory for President Donald Trump's agenda in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

Trump secured the biggest legislative victory of his second term in office on Thursday when the House of Representatives passed his sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, sending it to the Republican ...

The GOP measure includes tax cuts and spending reductions, as well as immigration enforcement funding.

As summer travel hits full speed, Hot Springs National Park’s Fordyce Bathhouse Museum & Visitor Center is once again open ...

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