Exactly why Nixon decided to leave his law career behind and enter the political ring is unclear, though his long-held desire ...

Richard Nixon invited Johnny Cash to the White House in an attempt to politically persuade and “neutralize” him.

Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the Capitol's flags, which are at half-staff due to the death of Jimmy Carter, be ...

As President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees begin their confirmation hearings, the Dispatch’s John McCormack floated an interesting scenario: What would have happened if George W.

Four years after the end of a first term marked by furor, folly, and a failed insurrection, Donald Trump is returning to the ...

A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make for the end of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — better known as the ATF. Colorado GOP Rep.

Kamala Harris must on Jan. 6 oversee the final step in her election loss, but Republican infighting could dominate the next few days.

Clarke T. Reed earned major attention as a prominent political figure in the Mississippi Delta and beyond. His life and times have been recalled in myriad narratives since his death Dec. 8 at age ...

On election night, Donald Trump proclaimed that “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate.” And on Dec. 17, he claimed “I won the biggest mandate in 129 years.” ...