Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, an unlikely leader whose rise was fueled by her husband's murder, championed regional development and peace after years of civil war.

He aspired to become a filibuster, which during the 19th century referred to a person who carried on a freelance war in a foreign country.For World History Moment, historian John Schmidt tells us ...

Filibusters before the Civil War put nations on both sides of the Atlantic in jeopardy of fighting unsought wars. ... Of all the filibusters, the one who conquered Nicaragua gained the greatest fame.

President Calvin Coolidge appeared to Nicaraguans last week to have assumed frankly and even conscientiously the role of Dictator in Nicaraguan affairs. The President's personal representative ...

In the summer of 1855, William Walker, a ruthless, ambitious, famously short Tennessean, invaded Nicaragua with a private militia, declared himself president, and reintroduced slavery. For his ...

Seeking a more long-term, permanent solution, some are questioning whether the filibuster is constitutional, recalling a phrase of Supreme Court justice and post-World War II Nazi Nuremberg ...

The filibuster is in place for a good reason, and the Senate GOP and activists on the right must remember that sooner or later, that shoe will be back on that same foot, the Republicans will be in ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as she arrived for a vote at the U.S. Capitol last week. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) “The same Dems who argue to keep the ...

The filibuster is not a constitutionally codified practice; in fact, it was born of an absence. While the House of Representatives has standing rules for how long a member can speak, the Senate ...

Back in the minority and seeking to stonewall President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats have transitioned into the latest ...

The filibusters did not withdraw and became their own little army. James Burkholder Smith published his book "The Plot to Steal Florida: President Madison's Phony War" in 1983 about the 1812 invasion.