An executive order from President Donald Trump is starting a conversation about expanding the role civil commitment plays at ...

The 1863 photograph known as “The Scourged Back” shows an escaped enslaved man named Peter, his bare back marred by raised scars from repeated whippings. When the image was first published during the ...

The Trump administration in June filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a ...

On August 28, President Trump signed a new executive order intended to help him reshape Washington, D.C., in his image. The order, titled “Restoring America’s Architectural Grandeur,” requires federal ...

According to the order, the task force will issue a final report "no later" than 120 days after the executive order was given ...

A bipartisan group of 48 senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would nullify President Trump’s executive orders aimed at stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker made history this week by signing a landmark executive order directing all city agencies to develop Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) prior to awarding contracts ...