Donald Trump insisted he definitely doesn’t want to slap his name on the historic building.

Trump’s aides reportedly want him to rename the historic building where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

The Defense secretary insisted that reports of squalid conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were “misrepresented.”

That’s almost too on the nose.

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The work that the famed composer pulled from the Kennedy Center is inspired by a historic Lincoln speech that’s almost a little too on point.

The Trump Doctrine is the sort of reckless misadventure that paves the road to ruin—as our own history has proven.

There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start changing the course of history.

It is the task of historians to grapple with Trump’s favorite concept—and to redefine it.

It’s about to be a constitutional crisis, if it’s not already. And we’re only three weeks in. Buckle up.

Making Kamala Harris the president right now would send a powerful message of unity to defeat the poison of MAGA.

In acknowledging slavery's role in the conflict, the presidential aspirant made clear the freedom she spoke about was that of the enslavers.

The party needs to take its cue from America’s most celebrated leaders, who had no fear of talking directly to the public about the Constitution.

“Gratitude” has become a vapid buzzword, but being grateful can be a revolutionary act. Just look to Lincoln and FDR.

Three new books show how Northern states betrayed Black people, and why many found Mexico a safer destination.

Protesters are tearing down statues of Columbus and other villains of history. The true test will come when they reckon with their heroes.

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