The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...

A century after 19th Amendment, Gloria Steinem on what challenges remain Tuesday marks a full century since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which says that the right to vote “should not ...

Next year our nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from then world super power ...

Every vote truly matters," said Monica Schaffer. She helped start a new unit of the League of Women Voters in the Wasatch ...

Recipients will be honored during the program — which will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 — in the Muncie City Hall auditorium.

Tellingly, the president avoided defending his dubious interpretation of the 14th Amendment at the Supreme Court.

The fact that the city of Charleston has an ordinance titled “First Amendment Demonstrations” recognizes that citizens have a ...

California should allow non-residents to apply for concealed handgun licenses in the state, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

A new exhibit at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum explores how Alva Belmont’s tea parties helped spark revolutionary conversations about women’s suffrage.

Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation ...

As Americans celebrate July 4, I hope people besides hanging your American Flag out and enjoying time with family and friends, use the opportunity to share a story or two of what is July 4, with ...