A Sun Sentinel reader criticizes Florida’s new history standards as politically motivated by the right-wing base of the ...

The congressional anti-communist hearings of the 1940s are a reminder that freedom of speech today is even more fragile than ...

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, heads to a closed-door meeting of the House Republican Conference. If Roy follows in former U.S.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Nov. 14, 1908, former Republican U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy was born in Grand Chute.

Joseph McCarthy, whose “red scare tactics held the country hostage and came close to destroying the First Amendment.” The ...

Donald Trump’s ever-ready attack dog sees herself as a natural heir to one of the darkest chapters in modern U.S. history.

When Jean is remembered at all, she is often dismissed simply as a supporter of her husband. But she was Joe’s indispensable ...

Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also devolve into a political circus.

After missing five games with a high ankle sprain, Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy returned to the field Sunday. And Minnesota was very much better off for it. With McCarthy back, Minnesota's offense ...

“Have you no sense of decency, sir?” This famous question was posed to U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1954 by attorney Joseph Welch during the Army-McCarthy hearings. It is widely credited with helping ...