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

George Washington was inaugurated as the first US President on April 30, 1789. The United States will get its 47th President on January 20th when Donald Trump takes the oath of office. The ...

It’s outrageous that hardworking Americans can’t get the medications they need,” Donald Trump Jr. told NYNext of his decision ...

The US Customs Agency, established in 1789 under the US Department of the Treasury, has undergone significant transformations throughout its ...

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

Standard Oil, later Amoco, built its Wood River refinery in 1907, leveraging the location's transportation and water ...

President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in his second term defies many historical norms, say economists and historians.

President George Washington delivered the first-ever inaugural address on ... "That I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully." Obama then repeated that phrasing ...

So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs? Here is the backstory. However one characterizes ...