WASHINGTON – Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his ...

Winchester, Illinois, known for Stephen Douglas and dentistry pioneer George Black, also witnessed a post-Civil War lynching.

Two former GOP budget directors for Congress and the Senate say Elon Musk's highly publicized spending cuts are playing to ...

It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney apparently has the same attitude after her ...

By a vote of 97-0, the Senate confirms President Reagan’s nomination of Ninth Circuit judge Anthony M. Kennedy to fill the seat of retiring Justice Lewis Powell. Kennedy was Reagan’s third ...

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky’s Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman and state Senator Donald Douglas ... Dr. Stephen Voss and ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column on Knox County history MOUNT VERNON — In the history business, we often trace the origin points of later prominent figures and emphasize their roots ...

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk ...