Major Pete Hegseth narrated the pageantry on the banks of the Delaware before joining Washington in making the crossing.

The new U.S. Senate is getting down to business, and one of its first tasks will be to consider Donald Trump’s nominations to federal office. Trump himself has suggested his preference for recess appointments for Cabinet members.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his ... Following the ceremony, Washington retreated to the Senate chambers to deliver his inaugural address, followed ...

Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.

From hiring undocumented nannies to heavy drinking, sins that sank past Cabinet nominees seem quaint in the new era of low standards.

Ahead of Donald Trump's second inauguration, take a look back at the transition of presidential power throughout U.S. history.

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

Washington — The Senate on Monday ... "The 21st Century will be defined by what happens between the United States and China," Rubio told his Senate colleagues, reiterating his long-held belief ...

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump'sdecision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies, even though the move ran afoul of federal law.

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama would not be able to serve a third term because they served two consecutive terms.

Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...