A reader hopes Congress does the right thing — providing California fire aid without adding stipulations. Another reader ...

There is a significant problem with this scenario — Greenland is not for sale, and it is not Denmark’s to sell.

U.S. purchases of territory have a long and beneficial history. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the nation’s territory in one fell swoop. The 1819 Florida Purchase, the 1848 Mexican ...

In his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reached back into history to signal how he will implement his promise ...

The U.S. initially acquired the rights to build and operate the Panama Canal in 1903 through the Hay–Bunau–Varilla Treaty ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) compared President-elect Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland to the Louisiana Purchase. Fetterman joined Fox News, alongside Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), on Tuesday to ...

The U.S. acquired a large amount of its current territory through a monetary transaction, from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to the Alaskan Purchase in 1867. In fact, a buyout wouldn’t be the ...

Pa., compared President-elect Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to expand into Greenland to the Louisiana Purchase. That seemed to work out well for the U.S.

While some have dismissed the very idea, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he’s open to making Greenland part of the U.S. During an appearance on Fox News on Tuesday, Fetterman offered his ...

The United States made much of the vast property sale in acquiring an empire. The Louisiana purchase of 1803 for a mere $15 million was daring, opportunistic and extra-legal. It was also ...