Donald Trump has a painting of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office, but as he tries to browbeat Denmark into coughing up Greenland, maybe he should add a portrait of a Jackson acolyte — James K. Polk.

Donald Trump is not the first American president to push for territorial expansion. Throughout history, the United States ...

Flights have been canceled, store shelves have been emptied and roads have been treated in at least 34 states that will be ...

In his new role as assistant director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Victor Avila emphasizes the cartels’ control and exploitation over individuals and families seeking ...

President Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 ...

A peace treaty ended the Mexican–American War in February 1848 and officially left California as new American territory.

Beginning with the annexation of Texas, which voted to become the 28th state in 1845, Polk aggressively expanded America’s ...

The nine signers of the “Plan of San Diego,” a blueprint for a borderland bloodbath, were charged on Jan. 24, 1915 with conspiracy against the United States government.

A photo of Senator Ted Cruz on a plane to Laguna Beach as Texas braces for a winter storm is drawing a lot of attention.

Like Trump, James K. Polk was a cold-eyed American expansionist — but even he compromised with allies to add to US territory.

Of all the buzz phrases obviously in need of retirement, “meet the moment” stands high on the list. No, Alyssa from accounting did not “meet the moment” with her Slack message, nor does some ...

Mexico's security minister says the country has sent 37 more cartel members to the United States. The announcement came ...