The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of ...

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

The Insurrection Act has been used on 30 occasions in U.S. history, according to a think tank. It hasn’t been used in more than 30 years. Seventeen of the country’s 45 presidents, about 37%, have ...

In Dick Cheney’s hands, the vice presidency became a nexus of influence and manipulation — no longer the timid office where its occupants had tended their boss’s ambitions.