Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the […] ...

Today marks Independence Day for the USA, and what better way to celebrate than with some Far Side comics that capture the ...

John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his "sweet time" with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans' massive tax and spending cuts legislation ...

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall. The award is bestowed for efforts to ...

While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its ...

President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the Biden administration's use of an automatic signature pen, alleging that Joe Biden wasn't aware of many of his presidential orders and ...

The pardon portion of the Constitution’s Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 says the president has the power to grant pardons, but makes no mention of “sign” or “signature.” ...

What is an autopen and why is Trump talking about this signature-making machine? Trump alleges that pardons by Biden are 'void' because he used an autopen to sign off on them ...

In 1787, General George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention with sphinx-like inscrutability. He betrayed not a flicker of emotion as the architects of a new nation wrangled over ...

For years, internet users have shared a quote attributed to George Washington, the first president of the United States, reading: "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may ...