What Justice Gorsuch's new book tells us about the nation - and himself

What we learned about Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in his exclusive written responses to USA TODAY's questions, ...
The Christian Science Monitor

America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today

America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whose ideals resonated across the world, amid ...

Here’s a look at some of the Founding Mothers of our country

History tells us a lot about the Founding Fathers of the U.S., but today we’re going to talk about some of the women who had ...
Jacobin

Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Ken Burns talks to Jacobin about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the ...
Porterville Recorder

The Road To Independence: Second Continental Congress, part 2

The Recorder is featuring a weekly series every Saturday over the next year on the founding of this nation leading up to the ...

How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds

That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

History teachers across the U.S. are working to make the nation’s founding documents relevant as the 250th anniversary of the ...

Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity

July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America’s founding endures, controversy colors how the revolution is taught across the United States. From ...
Opinion
The White HouseOpinion

Presidential Message on National Day of Prayer

This National Day of Prayer, we honor America’s enduring tradition of prayer, faith, and trust in Almighty God.  And as we celebrate 250 glorious ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Everyone Remembers Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. But His Forgotten Race to Secure a Trove of Documents Reveals How Government Records Helped Win the War

During the American Revolution, both the British and the patriots fought to keep sensitive papers out of enemy hands ...

Justice Neil Gorsuch on the ‘Miracle’ of Agreement on the Court

David French and the Supreme Court justice discuss how the ideals of 1776 shaped — and strain — the country today.