Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws ...

Under Franco’s dictatorial regime, women’s roles were rigidly controlled by the ideology of National Catholicism, which ...

The year is 501 BC, and the Roman Republic is threatened by a powerful enemy. Following a procedure recognized in Roman law, Titus Larcius is appointed to be Rome's first dictator. To deal with that ...

HALF a century after the death of Francisco Franco, disinformation on social media has credited the Spanish dictator with social achievements that present his iron-fisted rule in a nostalgic light.

President Donald Trump brushed off criticism that he is acting like a “dictator” by putting federal law enforcement in U.S. cities to control crime – but insisted that some people think the country ...

The poll found most voters do not see President Donald Trump as a "strong leader," instead, the see him as a "dangerous ...

A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official who served in the first Trump administration recalled private conversations in which President Trump admired the ability of foreign dictators to ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For the second day in a row, President Donald Trump has felt the need to assure ...

Julius Caesar still casts a long shadow. We have a 12-month calendar — and leap year — thanks to Julius. July is named after him (though the salad isn’t). The words czar and kaiser, now mostly out of ...

An expert featuring in a documentary looking at Hitler’s DNA has concluded “there is no dictator gene.” Professor Thomas ...

Tourists checking out the statue on Thursday told the Washington Examiner their feelings about its symbolism. Raquel Donaghy, a visitor from Texas, said the sculpture was “bold” and “to the point.” “I ...