The Latest Breaking News from Abraham Lincoln

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 2025. At that point he will become the first US president since Grover Cleveland – 130 years ago – to serve two non-consecutive terms, having lost the White House only to regain it…

The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?

At a time of division in the US, biographer Nigel Hamilton returns to a similarly difficult moment to tell the story of a nation’s fate hanging in the balance

Mary Surratt, the building’s owner, would become the first woman executed by the US federal government

From the intimate to the infamous, these pictures of US commanders-in-chief (and a few also-rans) capture moments of tragedy and hope at the heart of the White House

Growing up in the late 1970s, my best friend was from Michigan. Early in our friendship I asked her what someone from Michigan is called. “Michigander,” she replied. I laughed and said, “You mean like a goose?” Her older sister then chimed in that it was being changed to Michiganian.…

Explore the ongoing debate sparked by Donald Trump's comparisons to Abraham Lincoln and their implications on presidential legacies and historical narratives.

Learn about the intense opposition faced by Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election and the parallels to today's political climate.

Former president suggests Civil War should have been ‘settled’ as he compares himself to 16th commander-in-chief

John Wilkes Booth’s killing of Abraham Lincoln is skilfully examined in an absorbing play about the cyclical nature of political violence

How U.S. presidents habitually use—and abuse—pronouns to deceive.