Historians are still learning new information about George Washington's life, but one shred of lore endures: He had a thing ...

As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...

This comes amid a review directed by President Donald Trump's executive order.

The Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass the bipartisan spending deal to fund most of the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security running for two weeks while Democrats and President Trump ...

PHILADELPHIA — For some, the removal of exhibits about slavery at the President’s House Site at Independence National ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...

President Donald Trump joked that he might sue his newly selected Federal Reserve chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, over lowering interest rates in a speech to an elite group of Washington’s power set on ...

Childcare funding: A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services destined for five ...

In the annals of American statecraft, the tension between ideals and realpolitik has repeatedly produced episodes of covert intervention, targeted abduction and, occasionally, outright regime ...

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Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American ...