Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. president, led the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II. His New Deal reforms aimed to stabilize the economy and create jobs. Despite ...

Today is Friday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2026 with 293 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars.

During a roundtable at the White House on Friday, March 6, President Donald Trump returned to what has become a familiar refrain in the weeks since the Supreme Court struck […] ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Franklin D. Kramer was an Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs in the Department of Defense with 16 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance ...

Serving as second-in-command is hungry work, as proven by the restaurants most frequented by those acting as vice president of the United States.

On March 12, 2020, the NHL paused its season, and the NCAA canceled its men's and women's tournaments as COVID-19 spread throughout the United States.

Chatunga Mugabe, the son of Zimbabwe’s late former president Robert Mugabe, first captured public attention when he was arrested following a shooting incident at his Hyde Park residence in ...

This day in US history saw pivotal moments. Coca-Cola bottles first appeared. A Supreme Court justice was impeached. President Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat. The Red River Campaign began ...

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One of the most bitter political debates in U.S. history produced one of the United States’ greatest foreign policy ...

Arsenio Hall made his entrance as host and glanced quickly to his left. What — or rather who — he saw on stage delighted him. The camera switched to a shot of a suited Bill Cl ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.