The exhibit included the names and other biographical details about the nine people enslaved by the Washingtons at the ...

Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor, wants an age limit across Washington. If that were to happen, who would be forced out ...

President George W. Bush delivers his Inauguration address shorty after being sworn in as the 43rd president of the United ...

Beyond Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless, quotable speeches, there are many fascinating aspects to learn about his ...

Cornyn was elected attorney general in 1998, winning when a new national conservative figure was rising out of Texas, the ...

There are dates when it is possible to pinpoint when the world changed: ...

It is incongruous that Donald Trump, who advertises his disdain for things European, wants to give us something that no one in his or her right mind wants: a knockoff of France’s Arc de Triomphe.

The president, who has teased about the possibility of seeking a third term himself, seemed to rule that out with his Shermanesque comment to reporters in October.

WITHDRAWING FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations that ...

George Conway, a former Republican who has become an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, on Tuesday announced a run for a U.S. House seat representing Midtown Manhattan. Conway, a conservative ...