Congressional Democrats seek to remove the "punishment" clause from the 13th Amendment which allows members of prison populations to be used as cheap and free labor.

The nation closes nonessential businesses, halts tourism and moves schools online as it battles rising infections.

The United States received a deluge of criticism from national and international organizations for its departure Wednesday from the Paris Agreement.

West announced his campaign this summer and is only on the ballot in a dozen states.

Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.

Quimberly 'Kym' Villamer, a nurse at a hospital in New York City, shares what it was like to grow up in the Philippines while her parents worked in the U.S.

There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."

Harvard American history professor Jill Lepore set out to explore ideas of political equality, natural rights and the sovereignty of the people in her...

Have you been listening to the economic news lately? If you find your mind jumbled with talk of trade, taxes and tariffs, you're not alone. Even people...