Queen Victoria gifted the 1,300-pound desk to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880, and it has been used off and on ever since.

The statue was unveiled Thursday to spark "early interest" in the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary of independence ...

As part of those celebrations in Florida, statues of other Founding Fathers are planned to be shown in counties named after ...

While others are tearing statues down, we are putting statues up to honor the heroes of our republic and our great history.' ...

A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...

George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat. His words ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

Three Democratic representatives have introduced a bill to establish a committee overseeing the redesign of the Washington ...

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. - George Washington Carver Park, located on the shores of Lake Allatoona, holds a significant place in history. Built in 1950, it was the first state park in Georgia designated for ...

George WillWashington Post Suppose you asked each of these 100 to list 100 people qualified to be defense secretary. There could be, cumulatively, 10,000 different names. What is the probability ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S ...