That was a century characterized by Europe’s global preeminence, Britain’s naval superiority and financial dominance, and a stabilizing equilibrium of power on the European continent. It was also an ...

As the Republican Party repositions itself as the party of working men and women, William McKinley is having a moment. (I’m surprised, too.) McKinley, who served as president from 1897 to 1901, was ...

Photo: William McKinley presidential campaign poster; Everett Collection Inc./Alamy On his first day back in office, Donald Trump praised his new presidential role model, William McKinley, for having ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office changing the name of the highest peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley, he restored a ...

When Donald Trump professed himself a tariff fan and declared he would build a thigh-high trade-levy wall around America, the historical parallel that leapt to mind was President William McKinley. A ...

Tariff news continues to dominate the headlines after President Trump unveiled the largest set of tariff increases seen in a century or more. There have been plenty of references to the Smoot-Hawley ...

Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

Good morning. I’m Ian Prasad Philbrick, your new Starting Point writer. I’m a born-and-raised Mainer and used to write a newsletter for The New York Times, so I’m excited to get back to my roots while ...

On his first day back in office, Donald Trump praised his new presidential role model, William McKinley, for having "made our country very rich through tariffs." He then signed an executive order ...