George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.

President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Wednesday evening that “all [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] does is complicate everything,” repeating his criticism and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels celebrates with Bobby Wagner (54) after an NFL football ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

The Potomac River in Washington is frozen. On Friday afternoon, divers on a D.C. police boat maneuvered through slabs of ice atop the water and recovered the second of two dead bodies—a pickup ...

MIDDLETOWN -- George A. Tice, the unofficial “photographer laureate” of New Jersey whose black-and-white photographs often captured the visceral, almost haunting urban landscapes of his home ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...