Discover the ancestral roots of America’s greatest military generals, and explore where the leaders who shaped U.S. history ...

A new documentary by the author of Reinventing Government shows how one of the nation’s worst school districts became the fastest improving.

Diplomacy: Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island traveled to Kyiv on Monday to ...

While tales of his copping to chopping a cherry tree were just lore, the nation’s first president did partake of this cherry drink. By Ramin Ganeshram In 1784, George Washington left his Virginia home ...

At the center of the controversy in the tearing down of the President’s House exhibit at 6th and Market streets are the nine Africans, who were enslaved by our nation’s first President George ...

Presidents Day 2026 is Monday, Feb. 16, marking a three-day weekend for many. See what designation the holiday was given by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Find out if schools and government offices are ...

Following news that The Washington Post is laying off hundreds of employees, in what has been dubbed 'among the darkest days' of the newspaper’s history,” Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and owner of ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026. Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images First Lady Melania ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...

“If we want to move forward as a nation, we have to be willing to tell the full story of where we came from.” So said Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, responding to the National Park Service’s ...