Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a guiding force for Republicans as they control the White House, House and ...

Editor’s note: President Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. The following essay is excerpted from "Making Reagan." Shooting a movie during a pandemic is truly a surreal experience like ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a guiding force for Republicans as they control the White House, House and Senate ...

President Ronald Reagan throws out a ceremonial first pitch Sept. 30, 1988, at Wrigley Field before a Pirates vs. Cubs game. Charles Tasnadi/AP Share Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the ...

Ask many of Congress' frequent fliers, and they'll tell you Ronald Reagan National Airport has sent up red flags for years. "I've long been very, very nervous about congestion at Reagan National ...

But the conditions that enabled his return to power have been decades in the making, beginning with policies first introduced by President Ronald Reagan. After the tear gas dispersed and the ...

The sanctuary movement got its start in the 1980s, when faith communities and other organizations resisted Reagan’s policy of denying asylum to those fleeing anti-communist regimes in Central ...

A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...

A commuter at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Metro stop in Arlington, Virginia on January 7. (CNN) — Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the ...

FILE - First lady Nancy Reagan, center, looks on as President Ronald Reagan is sworn in during ceremonies in the Rotunda beneath the Capitol Dome in Washington, Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Ron ...

Ronald Reagan, as Jackson Lears wrote recently in the LRB, was a ‘telegenic demagogue’ whose ‘emotional appeal was built on white people’s racism’. His presidency left the United States a far more ...