People were so poor they saved tin cans, old rubber bands, balls of string and bits of gold ... yet they sustained hope and rose up to defend democracy...
America's nuclear arsenal was built to counter only one international adversary during the Cold War, but as new nuclear powers emerge and global conflict increases, some argue for a revamped system.
President Trump railed against Monday's Supreme Court ruling that allows states to keep counting ballots after Election Day and urged Congress to pass his voter ID legislation that would severely restrict mail-in ballots.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pointing to a busy retirement next year. She and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major election dispute next term regarding whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship when registering people to vote.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted presidents wide-ranging authority to fire senior officials over policy differences, but said some limits must be observed.
