The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

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 ...

Trump has not “dissolved” Congress or state legislators, but he has threatened the careers of lawmakers whose “manly firmness ...

Janet Livingston, wife of American Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery, was a descendant of the Livingston family of New York, which traces its lineage to the Scottish minister Rev John ...

The administration has ordered that further changes be made to Independence National Historical Park, according to internal ...

From the birthplaces of early presidents to sprawling estates overlooking rivers and valleys, the United States is dotted with remarkable historic homes that tell the stories of its leaders. Many of ...

Whatever you think about immigration policy, how can a person of conscience justify the lack of compassion and empathy for ...

The risk of Tim Cook strategy for navigating Washington came into clear focus Saturday night.As the world’s attention turned to Minneapolis following the death of Alex Pretti, a nurse, at the hands of ...

Federal Hall, at Wall and Broad streets, stands at the site where George Washington took the Oath of Office on April 30, 1789 ...

A journey around Lower Manhattan highlights the roots of Revolution in the nation's first capital, now New York's largest city.

A handful of Democratic senators are backing calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the fatal ...