History in the News

The American Civil War Wax Museum in Gettysburg will hold an auction this Saturday, and will feature not only 95 wax figures, but all the props used to create the 52 year old vignettes, such as antique furniture, light fixtures, backdrops and scenery, old books, oil paintings and some store displays.

That's the general view in Washington this week after new campaign-finance related allegations surfaced against the city's Democratic mayor just three weeks before the primary.

Bill Clinton is wading into a hotly contested U.S. House primary in Philadelphia and its suburbs to raise money for Marjorie Margolies, the mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton who is running for a seat two decades after she lost it.

This week, All Things Considered is exploring a counterfactual history of World War I , and we invite you to participate.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the New York City Mayoral inauguration ceremony in January.

As always, every World War II vet in attendance was designated as a Grand Marshall of the Saturday morning parade.

As the nation continues to fight over the Obamacare mandate that everyone have reasonable health insurance, and both proponents and opponents struggle with its complex policy and technology implementations , a bigger disconnnect is looming.

Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Barack Obama's health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November's midterm elections and both sides spent millions auditioning national strategies.

Things got a little awkward during Chelsea Clinton's speech at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, when she proudly told a full house of tech and digital enthusiasts: "I'm obsessed with diarrhea."

This week, All Things Considered will be exploring a counterfactual history of World War I and we invite you to participate.

A fight is brewing, and the control of the Republican Party is at stake. That fight would headline any pay-per-view event but with a wide-open 2016 presidential election on the horizon, the stakes are a lot higher.

The Truman Foundation said in a release Tuesday that Panetta, defense secretary from 2011 to 2013, was named recipient of the award.

Webster Hubbell, a longtime friend of the Clinton family, says he's convinced Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016 - and she'll win to become the nation's first female commander in chief.

Americans can act to help those in Africa, along with those in need here, by first deciding specifically how they want to help, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd gathered Monday to discuss trade opportunities in Africa.

The federal gas tax, long used to help states pay for roads and bridges, hasn't been raised since Bill Clinton was president.

President Bill Clinton , Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, clasp hands after signing documents whereby the U.S. and Russia agreed to stop aiming long range nuclear missiles at each other, and the Ukraine agreed to dismantle all of its 1,800 nuclear warheads.

One of the Articles of Impeachment drawn up against Richard Nixon was merely threatening to use the Internal Revenue Service to selectively audit political opponents.

Former president Bill Clinton is the keynote speaker at a conference on trade opportunities in Africa sponsored by U.S. Sen. Chris Coons.

As Republican Bob Smith explained his decision to run for his old U.S. Senate seat last week, a supporter standing next to him quipped, "Bill Clinton isn't the only Comeback Kid!" There's a big difference, of course, from bouncing back from a faltering campaign as Clinton did before the 1992 New Hampshire presidential primary and returning to the ... (more)

Former United States ambassadors to Canada say the Keystone XL pipeline debate will complicate Bruce Heyman's confirmation as the next top U.S. envoy to Canada and that the process could delay his posting for several months.