"There are more legitimate reasons for honoring our President, Donald J Trump, but let’s not be distracted by the ceremony of legislation." ...

Here are 10 facts that make Presidents’ Day a distinct, and often misunderstood, national holiday. Despite its popular ...

Lyndon B. Johnson  The 250th anniversary of our nation’s Declaration of Independence offers an ideal moment to reimagine the national Presidents Day holiday. Presidents Day originated as a ...

Nearly 240 years ago on Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected by all 69 presidential electors as the first president of the United States.

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential ...

The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site. The White House stands about 70 feet tall.

The administration has ordered that further changes be made to Independence National Historical Park, according to internal National Park Service documents obtained by The New York Times ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that his time as an elected official will permanently end when he finishes his term as governor. “I will never run for an elected office again. Never again,” ...

Venezuela acting President Delcy Rodríguez said she has had enough of orders from Washington, in a speech to a group of oil workers broadcast on Venezuela’s state-run television network Sunday.