As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of ...

LeBron James gave his two cents on the Deni Avdija trade weeks ago, but Bub Carrington and the Wizards may have proved him wrong on Tuesday.

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

Established after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect the country against terrorism, the agency absorbed immigration functions ...

Pierre L'Enfant designed the look of the nation's capital but died in obscurity.

Racond, a historian of all things Washington, called the speech the soon-to-be president's "most important" action in ...

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

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women ...

The Cowboys will not get the chance to speak with Jim Leonhard until next week. Can they afford to wait that long?

From George Washington to Barack Obama, this lightning-fast timeline covers more than two centuries of American leadership.

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic ...

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 ...