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

Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to ...

President's Day is Monday. Here's what to know about it's history, including how it got started and what it has become.

The president's arrival in his adopted home county came on the heels of another week of breakthroughs and upheaval in the ...

The governor was joined by Attorney General Nick Brown, DCYF Secretary Tana Senn, Commerce Secretary Joe Nguyen and other ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

Washington State University's Board of Regents named a new president Thursday who will take over in April as the school's ...

Washington State’s new president makes the jump from Utah State, leaving a future Pac-12 school for a current one.

Robert J. Jones, currently the chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been chosen to become the 34th ...