As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...

From a live raccoon to a cheese wheel the weight of a car, American Presidents have received some unique gifts. These are ...

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

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

Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm ...

The suspect in a shooting in the city of Washington on Thanksgiving morning turned himself into police Monday. Washington police Chief Steve Devenney said Brennan Mitchell Cole arrived at the police ...

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 ...

It has been years of planning and executing, but the majority of the largest renovation ever at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is complete just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday. “If ...

He launched a bid for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jerry Nadler. George Conway, a lawyer and high-profile critic of President Donald Trump who was previously married to Trump confidant ...

The former conservative has moved from the Washington suburbs to Manhattan and will run for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district. By Nicholas Fandos George T. Conway III spent most of ...

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 ...