President Donald Trump says that abortion policy should be left to the states, which, of course, means that if you’re in the wrong ZIP code, you’re out of luck.

Now that Donald Trump has been elected, the attacks on abortion rights will accelerate. Without resorting to a national ban on abortion, Trump can use executive authority to take a ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

America’s first armed conflict with a foreign nation following the American Revolution was not the War of 1812, but rather a ...

The law would allow the president to deport immigrants who are alleged to be gang members without court hearings.

Trump signed an executive order to combat “antisemitism” and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who ...

Having failed at nullification as a means to ignore federal laws, in 1861 South Carolina tried a different approach. They seceded from the United States, and fired artillery at the federal fort in ...

In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist controlled Congress and signed by President John Adams in July 1798, Democratic-Republicans howled long and loud about the ...

I am writing to express my deep concern about Donald Trump’s plan to reinstate the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This law, passed by President John Adams, allows the president to detain or remove ...

President Donald Trump promised to send troops to the southern border and reimpose rapid expulsions for many migrants, but he didn’t take immediate steps to impose tariffs on foreign goods in a series ...

Nevada Democratic senator Pat McCarran said he wanted to save the United States from communism and “Jewish interests.” His ...