After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.

The Insurrection Act has been invoked dozens of times in U.S. history, but it has not been used in more than three decades.

Ben Carson argues that Americans of all political stripes must work harder to cool rather than fuel partisan furies.

LERNA — The man for whom Coles County was named freed his own slaves and fought to make Illinois a free state. But there were also places in Illinois where a "reverse" Underground Railroad operated, ...

The October 18 demonstrations express deep hostility to the Trump administration’s efforts to set up a fascistic dictatorship ...

The Civil War was really the watershed,” he wrote Meyer. “Lincoln was America’s first dictator, and almost all the Republican ...

Fourteen presidents have called themselves Freemasons, members of the centuries-old fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and mysterious symbols. Abraham Lincoln was not one of them, but ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as a bold and courageous address at the ongoing 80th United ...

Acting Police Chief Michon Morrow on Wednesday talked about the Lincoln Police Department's recruiting efforts during a luncheon with Lincoln Chamber of Commerce members. Morrow, speaking to the room ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee native and Navy sailor received a new cover during a chief pinning ceremony. Chief Aviation Support Equipment Technician Oliver Rushing was covered during the ...