More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

TALLAHASSEE - America's first president is in the Florida Capitol Building. Indeed, a statue of George Washington will be on ...

From George Washington to now: ... In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really have much of a plan for the executive branch. After years of British royal rule, ...

The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.

Or the United States as the leader of the free world? ... Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 was trying to break the unwritten ban on third terms that dated to George Washington.

Presidents Day is a federal holiday created to honor the first president of the United States, George Washington. Over time, it has also included the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln (both Lincoln ...