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

A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal ...

A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a ...

The Trump administration promised swift-moving changes. While some of those plans have progressed, many were almost ...

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will ...

Now people are questioning that gesture, and wondering if the president can be sworn in without using a Bible ... According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the ...

The formal swearing-in isn't the only event on the ... but the tradition began back in 1789 when George Washington borrowed one from a Masonic Lodge in New York City. Trump did not place his ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Donald Trump’s language and conduct for years.

Alberta business and oilpatch leaders are returning home from Washington this week after the U.S. presidential inauguration festivities — and gritting their teeth after a roller-coaster of emotions.