Writers of Superman movies, comics, and TV shows have spent decades grappling with how closely the hero should be tied to the ...

I don’t think about that,” Johnson (R-La.) responded when asked if he could see himself in the role one day, adding that the job of commander in chief was a “no” for ...

The billionaire’s latest venture into U.S. politics points to cracks in the two-party system—even if it might flop.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump's plans to cut down on the size of the federal workforce, despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

Polk County honors Samuel Quinton, a Revolutionary War vet who spent his final years in the area, with a new memorial.

Sitter James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849 Credit Line Owner: Amon Carter Museum of American Art Date c. 1847-49 Object number P1981.65.12 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type ...

Object Details Artist James S. Baillie, active c. 1838 - 1855 Copy after Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887 Sitter James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849 Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, ...

The U.S. president, James K. Polk, had campaigned on a policy platform of territorial expansion and sought to establish the United States as a hemispheric power. Polk coveted California and its ...

“From sea to shining sea” may very well have served as the professional motto of James K. Polk, our 11th president. Although he served only one term, he was one of our country’s most ...

President James K. Polk believed in Manifest Destiny, an ideology that embraced the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America from the ...

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump’s ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other ...