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

Kerry Washington received the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at the Democracy on the Screen – and on the Line event Thursday at ...

It's hard to believe, but the Hughes Brothers' "The Book of Eli" released on January 15, 2010, making it 16 years old.

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar — and possibly billion-dollar — fraudulent diversions of government funds involving Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community, it may be time at one ...

It’s going to be lit. The Washington Monument will double as a giant birthday candle on New Year’s Eve to kick off the yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, a nonprofit ...

I grew up a few miles from where George Washington and his Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian mercenary soldiers stationed in Trenton, N.J. Down on his ...

Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking a state appeals court to recognize a pardon issued by President Donald Trump as valid and to order her release from prison, raising a novel legal ...

On Christmas Day in 1776, with the Continental Army at its lowest ebb, George Washington stood on the icy banks of the Delaware River and launched a last-ditch effort to keep the American Revolution ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross a frozen river to kill you in your sleep on Christmas.” ...

George Conway, a conservative lawyer turned vocal critic of President Trump, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday for a bid to represent New York City in the House. The attorney ...

As the first president of the United States, George Washington is one of the most recognizable figures in American history. That’s thanks in part to his portrait on the $1 bill. Now, one of the ...