Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.

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

Historians are still learning new information about George Washington's life, but one shred of lore endures: He had a thing ...

President George W. Bush delivers his Inauguration address shorty after being sworn in as the 43rd president of the United ...

"The Daily Show" host Josh Johnson joked that former U.S. presidents weren't using their position as the leader of the free ...

Presidents Day was previously known as Washington’s Birthday, in remembrance of the nation’s first president. Here's when ...

In this landmark year for American democracy, historian Lindsay Chervinsky, Washington Post columnist George F. Will, and ...

Tuesday marks the start of the second year of President Donald Trump's second term. His first year was marked by significant ...

A quote of the day serves as a daily highlighted line of wisdom chosen to inspire, teach, or encourage reflection. Reading ...

Many congressional Democrats — and nearly half of Americans, in a recent poll — believe Trump has gone too far in his expansion of presidential power. Historians, political scientists and legal ...

Those first stamps made it easier than ever to communicate, but early on people weren't quite sure how to use them.

Members of the National Park Service removed signage around the President’s House historic site on Independence Mall on ...