“All politics is local,” Tip O’Neill, the patron saint of American politics, famously repeated throughout his very long political career. By that, the former House speaker meant that positions taken ...

On St. Patrick’s Day, 1988, an unexpected visitor arrived at Pat Troy’s Irish pub, Ireland’s Own, in Alexandria, Virginia — President Ronald Reagan. The pub, now closed, had been a favorite watering ...

Before he was a pioneering figure of the outlaw country movement, Merle Haggard was just a plan old outlaw. In 1958, after a life of petty crime, a botched jail attempt landed the 19-year-old new ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When he announced he was running for U.S. Senate last fall, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton did more than add fuel to his own political ...

Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events ...

When he announced he was running for U.S. Senate last fall, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton did more than add fuel to his own political ambitions. He also sparked a complete free-for-all for his North ...

As he celebrated the 50th anniversary of Social Security, then–Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill (D–Mass.) hailed the program's epic accomplishments. In the days before Social Security was born, ...

Passengers evacuated a concourse at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning as authorities investigated a suspicious package. The item was cleared by the Arlington County ...

A McDonald's Filet-o-Fish stacked atop its blue box - Robson90/Shutterstock The Filet-O-Fish was the first addition to the original McDonald's menu and possibly the first fast food fish sandwich ever.