In 1798, Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts with the support of the Adams Administration. The Alien Act granted the President unilateral authority to deport non-citizens who were subjects of ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont congressman from the 18th century was one of the first Americans to be jailed over political speech, and historians say his story is still relevant today.

You might imagine that Donald Trump invented harsh immigration policies, but they go back to early American history. Then, as now, they were used by political parties and Presidents to gain and ...

Views Senior Staff Writer Mark Butler explores an American history of censorship and where banned books enter that ...