"The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a ...

Fifteen million dollars is the original amount spent by the U.S. to France for The Louisiana Purchase, and by today's standards, the price of the expansive territory is still considered a steal.

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the land west of the Mississippi River was generally regarded as land for the ...

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

Key Takeaways A Republican lawmaker earlier this week introduced legislation to authorize President Trump to negotiate the ...

Alexander Hamilton’s archrival would support the 47th president’s initiatives, too.

The soldiers from Ft. Stoddert, Louisiana Territory, captured the fugitive Aaron Burr on a February morning in 1807, on a muddy road near the hamlet of Wakefield. Burr's fall from grace seemed total.

First, Missouri gained admission to the Union as a slave state, with a provision that portions of the Louisiana Territory lying north of 36' 30' north latitude would be free. (This limitation was ...