Located in the heart of Wall Street in New York City, Federal Hall stands as a monument to the birth of the American presidency. It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of ...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.

When George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789 in New York, William Maclay, one of the founders of Sunbury, took part in the ...

After taking measurements of the 200-year-old suit, Philip De Paola assembled a mock-up, or toile, in muslin and then ...

President's Day falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first US President, George Washington. This ...

Hollywood proudly donned the mantle of anti-Trump resistance. This time around, the industry's reaction can best be summed up by the tale of two Trump films. Just two weeks before President Donald ...

It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.

Courts have emerged as the only obstacles to moves including freezing federal funds, firing federal workers and ending ...

The deadline for federal workers to receive financial incentives to quit is approaching. More than 2 million employees have ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast votes.