By the beginning of the 20th century, the Republican leader had sharply increased tariffs and pursued an expansionist foreign policy.

President Trump admires one of his long-forgotten predecessors. He has resurrected the memory of President William McKinley, whose term bridged the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Trump evidently sees him as a kindred spirit. That is passing strange, since in most regards McKinley was the quintessential anti-Trump.

McKinley, 123 years after his assassination, often ranks as an above average but not spectacular president in presidential rankings. For Trump, McKinley ranks high because of his love of tariffs.

In summoning people to his vision for the future throughout a day of pageantry, Trump assembled a dizzying collage of American myths, tropes and ideals. His new “Golden Age” was brimming with the stories that shaped the nation’s past. But how will he use them?

Donald trump has recently brought up the name of a largely forgotten president, William McKinley, in a surprising move that has raised eyebrows. McKinley, known for being assassinated and for his less memorable legacy compared to his successor,

Donald Trump announced plans to rename Denali to Mount McKinley during his inauguration. The decision reverses Obama’s recognition of the indigenous name, sparking debate over cultural heritage and historical narratives in America.

By Terri Guthrie Can you imagine an unexpected presidential inauguration? That is precisely what happened when Theodore Roosevelt took his oath of office on September 14, 1901. The events that led to Roosevelt’s inauguration in a residence in Buffalo,

President Donald Trump, with his usual bombast, has declared that his second term will be a new “golden age” for the country.

IN his speech at his second inauguration as leader of the American nation and the free world, President Donald Trump holds up less venerated predecessors (than, say, Washington, Lincoln or FDR): William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

You can learn some interesting things about Trump by looking at his predecessors. Like some of them, he's savvy enough to turn to businessmen to get America back on track.

He jumpstarted the effort by ordering the name of North America’s tallest peak to be changed from Denali back to Mount McKinley in ... President Theodore Roosevelt took it further in 1906 ...

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.