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 ...

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 ...

Almost 100 Jewish leaders from all corners of New Jersey signed a petition criticizing former Gov. Phil Murphy for not ...

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

President Donald Trump insisted he wants to "get Greenland, including right, title and ownership," but he said he wouldn't ...

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