Dwight D. Eisenhower

Today's Israel lobby is one of the most powerful forces in Washington, but how did it start?

Why the 1969 moon landing signaled the end of the massive American empire of the 20th century.

In hindsight: A day created to commemorate peace has been transformed into one that perpetuates war.

Fifty years ago, 160 young Americans defied State Department orders and partied on the streets of Moscow. The Cold War would never be the same.

The 1957 launch of Sputnik wasn’t necessarily the start of the US-Soviet space race that Americans think of today.

Historians have the uncomfortable role of shattering people’s memories.

Recent violence in Myanmar reminds us that religion has long been central to Southeast Asian politics.

What to know before equating "fire and fury" to the "rain of ruin."

Donald Trump has been playing a lot of golf since becoming president. Can his habit be explained by his "sky-high extroversion?"

For decades, Democrats have positioned themselves as fiscally responsible while Republicans happily hand tax cuts to the rich.

An interactive depiction of more than a century's worth of foreign travel by U.S. presidents and secretaries of state.

For several decades, the term was a fixture of newspaper headlines and campaign speeches. Then something changed.

New Orleans shouldn't have removed its Robert E. Lee statue.

On the centenary of his birth, seeking the man behind the myth.

If Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan were transported to 2017, they would be shocked that the United States is considering an attack on North Korea.

The Trump Administration can - and should - learn from that moment.

If you're wondering how Trump happened, all you have to do is let Pat Buchanan beguile you with a history no one else can tell.

The new administration plans to bring back a committee that has tried over the years to guide policy—with mixed results.

Despite what Steve King says, the U.S. was never a Christian nation.

The precedents for Trump’s hyped-up immigration crackdown.