Donald Trump is playing the role of Joseph McCarthy. The very institutions he is assaulting must challenge him.

In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...

These vitriolic attacks, along with similar ones against universities, have been compared to McCarthyism, when the late Wisconsin senator engendered ... turn in the Army-McCarthy hearings of ...

In the Page One furor about Senator Joe McCarthy’s “blockade by subpoena,” there was a rapid changing of tunes last week. Originally, the Wisconsin Senator boldly announced that he had ...

Excerpts from the Army’s 34-page report: MID-JULY, 1953 Major General Miles Reber, then chief of the Army Legislative Liaison, received a phone call stating that Senator McCarthy desired to see him.

Apr. 2—"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?" Kermit the Frog once sang. Well, it's because of Yip Harburg. Although not a household name, Harburg is the lyricist behind "Over the Rainbow." He ...

He’s not only the president, he’s now having to be the Speaker and run the House at the same time,” McCarthy said. Last Thursday, House Republicans adopted a Senate framework that will be ...