The second post, which was uploaded Monday, highlights the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal was adopted by ...

Greg Barbaccia, the federal CIO, said on X that more details and initial results of his top three first-year priorities will be coming in early 2026.

The U.S. one dollar bill is one of the most familiar objects in American life, yet its design is packed with symbols that quietly tell a story about power, unity, and national identity. From Latin ...

Eagles, especially bald eagles, “are in every aspect of American culture throughout the past 250 years,” Lien says.

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump announced this week that he will be addressing the nation on Wednesday night, live from ...

In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and ...

Dr. Alterman: A lot of us grew up in a world where the United States called a lot of the shots. That’s been true less and less. Countries have conflicts, and how they compete and how they fight ...

Former President Joe Biden said, "We're the United States of Amerigotit" in his latest gaffe during a speech on Friday at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Biden was ...

The churn of great-power politics shapes the world and touches, for good or ill, the lives of people everywhere. Wars among great powers have killed millions of people; victorious great powers have ...

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With its calls for “strong, traditional families” and the “reinvigoration of American spiritual and cultural health,” the latest National Security Strategy is a major departure not only from its ...

This year, Alaska celebrates 70 years since our state constitution was created. And yet the official state seal that was adopted then fails to acknowledge Alaska’s Indigenous identities and all of our ...