As the nation takes note of the Feb. 12 birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, it is an appropriate moment to reflect on one of our most impactful and revered leaders.

An obscure New Jerseyan named William Dayton nearly knocked Abraham Lincoln out of his place in history. Dayton was elected ...

These inspirational Abraham Lincoln quotes are just as relevant today as they were in his time Abraham Lincoln quotes to ...

As Tazewell County approaches our Bicentennial in April of 2027, current Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John C.

Democrats never really had a candidate to run against Abraham Lincoln in 1860, but they still managed to get three electoral votes with four going to the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sen. John Cornyn is spending the home stretch of his primary warning Texas Republicans that if he loses the contest to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, GOP candidates up and down ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson kept up his more than half-century-long fight for civil and human rights through his final years ...

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals.

The writers of the Constitution sought an approach that balanced control between the states and the federal government.

As a 14-year-old girl, Ragen Hatcher recalled hanging out with a friend at the Hatcher house in Gary when the phone rang. Her friend answered the phone and after a brief moment she hung up.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with CNN's Abby Phillip about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at 84.