Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the 2025 recipients of Order of Lincoln honors, including speed skater Bonnie Blair.

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City.

At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material ...

What began as an athletic clubhouse evolved into a memorial for the 2,700 students and alumni who served in World War I, ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced that six state residents will receive the Order of Lincoln for professional achievement and public service.

Newt Gingrich vowed to apply the country’s laws to Congress. Now early backers are looking back on the Congressional Accountability Act.

Trump issued 26 executive orders, 12 memoranda, and 4 proclamations on his first day back in the Oval Office. Here’s what to ...

including cleaners for the Architect of the Capitol, cops in the Capitol Police and researchers at the Library of Congress. Grassley struggled for years to get the CAA enacted, as he detailed in a ...

In past lives, the NYC building that now houses Symphony Space was once a food market, an ice rink, a boxing ring, and more!

This is a review of an exceptional photo book, Images of Palestine (1898-1946). The book is a collection of photographs that ...

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The US government has approved the modernisation of four of the Egyptian Navy’s fast missile craft in a deal worth an ...