Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

Contrast that with the “big, beautiful” spending bill being steered through Congress by today’s career politicians, who ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

An exhibit on Caroline Kennedy's pony, dubbed 'Macaroni.' Price’s favorite, however, is the life-size recreation of Caroline ...

Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian and development organization.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on a small group of advisers for critical input as he weighs whether to order U.S. military action in Iran targeting its nuclear ...

But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again.

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On Wednesday, Black community leaders from across the country ...

But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again.

Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy (D) smiles during her ceremonial swearing-in ceremony at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center in College Park, Maryland.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “very famous ...