Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best ...

President Donald Trump says McKinley made the United States prosperous through tariffs. Historians say that’s an incomplete understanding of the 25th president.

Reciprocal trade policy as envisioned by President William McKinley, whom Mr. Trump often cites as his role model, recognized that by the dawn of the 20th century America had emerged as an ...

The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

For McKinley and his Republican Party, whose stranglehold on the White House from 1870 to 1912 was interrupted only by the non-consecutive terms of Democrat Grover Cleveland (1885–89, 1893–97 ...

Trump’s new obsession with William McKinley undermines his ‘populist’ reputation McKinley was the literal enemy of the original populists. Jan. 22, 2025, 6:00 AM EST ...

William McKinley hasn’t had a starring role on the American political stage like this in 124 years. There he was, lauded in President Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, for making “our ...

McKinley's tenure was marked by his use of tariffs, which Trump has touted as a centerpiece of his economic plan. William McKinley, 25th president of the United States. Universal Images Group via ...

McKinley, 123 years after his assassination, often ranks as an above average but not spectacular president in presidential rankings. For Trump, McKinley ranks high because of his love of tariffs. ...

But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated. ... William McKinley, entombed there alongside his wife, ...