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

George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled in Philadelphia.

We can and must take action to rein in a presidential privilege that has fundamentally transcended its original bounds.

Members of the National Park Service removed signage around the President’s House historic site on Independence Mall on ...

President Donald Trump celebrated the first anniversary of his return to office with many of the false claims he told most frequently during that year.

President George W. Bush delivers his Inauguration address shorty after being sworn in as the 43rd president of the United ...

Beyond Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless, quotable speeches, there are many fascinating aspects to learn about his ...

In this landmark year for American democracy, historian Lindsay Chervinsky, Washington Post columnist George F. Will, and ...

Work starts around sunrise for the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, ...

A veteran prosecutor, Ben’Ary handled high-profile cases over two decades at the Justice Department, including the murder of ...

FDA staffers and outside experts worry the program runs afoul of legal, ethical and scientific standards used to review new ...

Cornyn was elected attorney general in 1998, winning when a new national conservative figure was rising out of Texas, the ...