Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in ...

After six Democratic lawmakers released a video encouraging active members of the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders,” as they are required by law, many right-wing media ...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior," calling for their arrest and stating that what they did was "punishable by death." Trump's allegations ...

Comedian and podcaster John Fugelsang says 228 years ago this week, President John Adams signed one of the great ...

Not since the Adams administration has there been more talk of sedition in the United States. After Democratic congressional members posted a video encouraging military personnel to refuse to follow ...

Former President Donald Trump continued his anti-immigration push, announcing on Friday a new plan called “Operation Aurora,” designed to remove undocumented immigrants by invoking a centuries-old act ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Edith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about the legacy of John and Abigail Adams and the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Edith Gelles and Jim ...

John Adams’s January 6: The acclaimed new biography of the second president reveals how division, insurrection, and repression threatened the young nation and offers lessons for our time. An excerpt.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams became ...