It’s like a sports bar. And the sport is politics,” Bill Thomas says. We’re standing in the Capitol Hill Club—more specifically, the club’s downstairs grill—where, a few minutes shy of noon on a ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a guiding force for Republicans as they control the White House, House and ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a guiding force for Republicans as they control the White House, House and Senate ...

Editor’s note: President Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. The following essay is excerpted from "Making Reagan." Shooting a movie during a pandemic is truly a surreal experience like ...

Every February 6, America celebrates the birthday of President Ronald Reagan — a president whose optimism, eloquence and unwavering love for his country defined an era. We not only loved him ...

President Ronald Reagan throws out a ceremonial first pitch Sept. 30, 1988, at Wrigley Field before a Pirates vs. Cubs game. Charles Tasnadi/AP Share Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the ...

The sanctuary movement got its start in the 1980s, when faith communities and other organizations resisted Reagan’s policy of denying asylum to those fleeing anti-communist regimes in Central ...

But the conditions that enabled his return to power have been decades in the making, beginning with policies first introduced by President Ronald Reagan. After the tear gas dispersed and the ...

A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...

FILE - First lady Nancy Reagan, center, looks on as President Ronald Reagan is sworn in during ceremonies in the Rotunda beneath the Capitol Dome in Washington, Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Ron ...