President Obama has deployed 3,000 troops to combat Ebola in West Africa. That may seem like a stretch for a group of people who aren't medical experts, but the US military has a long history of stepping into humanitarian crises – and can add real value to aid efforts.
President Barack Obama went to Kansas on Tuesday to the place where President Theodore Roosevelt delivered one of his most famous speeches. From there, he talked about the endangering of the middle class and how the wealthiest Americans pay fewer taxes than before.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to "reaffirm" that In God We Trust is the national motto. The resolution, which passed, was in support of a motto that's actually less than 60 years old.
The heat wave of 1896 was one of the worst natural disasters of the late 19th century, but it's largely forgotten. In his new book, 'Hot Time in the Old Town,' political historian Edward Kohn writes about this historical event.
We talk with Pulizer Prize?winning author Timothy Egan about his new book, 'The Big Burn,' on the huge forest fire back in 1910 that blazed through forests in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
The Obama family is headed to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park. The Takeaway talks with Jerry Johnson, former mayor of West Yellowstone, Montana, and historian Douglas Brinkley.
Dana Gioia, outgoing chairman of the NEA on the importance of the President-elect's appreciation of the arts.