The National Book Award–winning biographer of Andrew Jackson focuses on Henry Clay, who as an aging, ill Kentucky senator spearheaded the Compromise of 1850, a complex balancing of Northern and ...

Robert V. Remini, in his fifth year as the House historian, has published more than two dozen books, including a biography of Henry Clay, a history of the House of Representatives and a three-part ...

With the House in the hands of Democrats and the Senate controlled by Republicans for the next two years, compromise will be essential to the passage of any legislation. But it won’t come easily. We ...

When did the word "compromise" get compromised? When did the negative connotations of "He was caught in a compromising position" or "She compromised her ethics" replace the positive connotations of ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

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Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Henry Clay devoted his political career to unifying an increasingly divided nation. While representing Kentucky in the ...

There have been many great men and women to sit in the House and the Senate. Few, however, have rivalled Henry Clay — who first came to Congress in 1806 at the age of 29 and served for much of the ...