Four days after his assassination, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize King’s birthday as a national holiday. Conyers, a former labor attorney ...

Democratic state Rep. Joe John is resigning from the North Carolina General Assembly. John said in a letter posted Sunday on Facebook that he's stepping down after receiving a terminal cancer ...

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader. However, the holiday wasn’t ...

John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader. However, the holiday wasn't signed into law until 1983, and the first national celebration ...

WASHINGTON − The head of the Internal Revenue Service told the tax agency's employees Friday that he will resign when President ... White House chief of staff John Kelly. A Treasury Department ...

The FBI director, IRS commissioner and vice chair of the Federal Reserve, all criticized by Republicans, have opted to resign ...

The word “resignation” not only has “nation” in it. It cuts both ways for understanding the state of politics in America. Democrats are expected to resign themselves to a new ...

A longtime Wake County Democratic state representative announced his resignation from the North Carolina General Assembly on ...