Thousands of people fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines on Thursday after an intruder carrying a backpack walked on stage during the competition.

Despite becoming a familiar name because of the debates, Lincoln lost the 1858 U.S. Senate election to Douglas, then went on to be elected president in 1860.

News Service: Politics and Government Douglas County voters decide Tuesday whether to become “home rule.” What they would get from it is up for debate. County commissioners backing the effort say it ...

Iraq’s Shadow Over the Iran Debate Many Republicans felt they’d been fooled in 2003. They are far less trusting of the government today. By Peggy Noonan Share ...

As for the debate bubbling up in Douglas County, Preuhs said it’s important to note that it’s happening as the nation is operating in a “really hyperpolarized political context.” ...

GENTLEMEN: I have received by express one dozen copies of your publication of the joint debate between Mr. LINCOLN and myself in 1858, sent by order of the Hon. Mr. COX, who will pay you the ...

Lincoln Riley and USC already boast three five-star commitments in the 2026 recruiting class. Now, they are in contention for a fourth, as elite safety Jett Washington has included the Trojans in ...

Omari Douglas is Jesse, and Alexander Lincoln is Neil in This Bitter Earth. (Elliot Franks) Neil is at the front of the crowd, hanging from a statue, chanting into a bullhorn. As Jesse and Neil’s ...

Fifth QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth, will hold its History Happy Hour on Thursday, June 19. Steven Belko from John Wood Community College will present “The Inauguration of ...

While USC head coach Lincoln Riley has been non-committal about facing the Fighting Irish each year, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman last month made it clear that he will do whatever it takes to ...

Jessa Crispin (Lincoln Center, Kansas, 47) became known in Spain for her controversial feminist manifesto Por qué no soy feminista (Why I am not a feminist, Lince, 2017), based on the idea that the ...