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William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102

Jan. 29, 2025 15:54 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, has died at 102. Leuchtenburg died Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, North...

Inauguration Day Latest: Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States

Jan. 20, 2025 12:14 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape...

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

Jan. 19, 2025 10:17 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy. It's a disquieting contrast for...