President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are having an intense debate with critics over the role the executive branch, ...

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

George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled in Philadelphia.

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will host a Jan. 24 screening.

File photo: John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, second right, stands in a boat during a reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing, ...

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past. Paintings of ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...

The IAEA in collaboration with George Washington University Law School is launching a Summer School on the international legal frameworks for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. This ...

BYU history professor Tyson Reeder holds a copy of his award-winning book, “Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America.” The book recently earned the $50,000 ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrives in Guam for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 17, 2025. George Washington returned to Guam for a port visit Dec. 1, 2025. US Navy photo ...

The Tuesday college basketball schedule tips early as the George Washington Revolutionaries travel to West Point to take on the Army Black Knights in an A-10 vs. Patriot League matchup. George ...