Washington

The 17th U.S. president was a cracker-barrel orator who defied the partisan labels of his time—and stepped right into a trap set by his congressional foes

Much like the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings sparked a heated national debate centered on sexual harassment

America has dissolved into partisanship and Trumpism. But in Knox County, Kentucky, they still have Bill Oxendine

With the midterm elections looming, Allen Abel visits a tiny town in Kentucky where only one name stirs interest—for better or worse

Mike Pence shares an affinity for the ancient word with an eccentric cast of characters

Allen Abel: Donald Trump’s Washington woke up to fear, loathing and name-calling—and that was the good part of the day

Scott Gilmore: The American president faces a barrage of daily embarrassments and insults that would undo most of us. How does he do it?

Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner argue Pence yearns for ’a vision of a white-washed past’—and has ’methodically pursued’ the presidency

He has a few hoops to jump through first. But if he goes ahead, Trump will tear a gaping hole in the Canada-U.S. trading relationship

Protestors wailed, senators cried foul, security hauled spectators from the chamber. An that was before the nominee opened his mouth