Fed Chair: President Trump plans to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell on Friday morning. Mr. Trump is expected to select Kevin M. Warsh, a conservative economist and ...

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 ...

In many ways, Washington and Lee University fosters a culture that is suited to Dr. Martin Luther King’s quest for unity, ...

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, ...

Federal Hall, at Wall and Broad streets, stands at the site where George Washington took the Oath of Office on April 30, 1789, to become the first U.S. president. Presidential, Congressional and Court ...

Racond, a historian of all things Washington, called the speech the soon-to-be president's "most important" action in ...

The National Park Service has removed exhibits depicting slavery and George Washington's treatment of enslaved people at the President's House in Philadelphia.

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

Minnesota protests could face federal military intervention as President Donald Trump warns of using Insurrection Act to enforce federal laws and suppress violence.

The petition, which has collected over 200 signatures, follows the University's quiet removal of student Commencement speakers.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill had a larger audience in mind as she took office as NJ governor. She is aiming for national attention as ...

On Jan. 19, 1776, Thomas Jefferson read the king’s October 1775 speech to Parliament for the first time in the Virginia Gazette.