On this date in history: In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill abolishing the gold standard. In 1950, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that segregation in railroad dining cars violated the Interstate Commerce Act. In 1967, the Six-Day War began ...

The White House’s East Wing was demolished this week to make room for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom

Donald Trump says he has terminated trade negotiations with Canada over an Ontario government ad that quotes a decades-old speech by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Here’s a timeline of events to this point.

Brady was shot in head in 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan. — -- James Brady, the former press secretary of President Ronald Reagan and ardent gun control advocate, died today at age 73. Brady had served as Reagan's press secretary for only 69 ...

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Since February, a large, smiling portrait of Ronald Reagan has loomed over the Oval Office, watching Donald Trump each time he settles behind the Resolute Desk long used by U.