As one associate noted, William Franklin had, by his late 20s, become his father’s “friend, his brother, his intimate and easy companion.” Franklin raised his son with all the advantages he had not ...

Upon entry, about half of the company sloughed off their soaking breeches to stand around in voluminous shirts, pantsless, like giant toddlers; within minutes the place reeked of sodden natural fibers ...

The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.

A s far as government shutdowns go, this one has so far lacked the round-the-clock chaos of its predecessors. There have been no dramatic late-night clashes on the floors of Congr ...

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges at his arraignment. A lawyer for Comey said he plans to file motions to dismiss the case; a jury trial is set for January 5.

The Other Miller For two days now Miller has been standing in the rain with the rest of Bravo Company, waiting for some men from another c ...

Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.

What Patrick Henry did above all was talk—and get talked about. He astonished his listeners as the most compelling public speaker they had ever encountered. He was, John Adams proclaimed, the ...

At a congressional oversight hearing yesterday, the attorney general followed her north star: pleasing the president.

She co-founded The Free Press as a bastion of liberalism in an illiberal time. Her arrival at CBS is paved with excuses for illiberal friends.

In a new book, the sportswriter Jane Leavy spitballs with some of the greats about how to make the American pastime more appealing.

Walden became the foundational text for the aesthetic strand of the American environmental movement. Its emphasis on nature’s ...