During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government as though it were a business.

President Trump boasted of his accomplishments in his first 43 days in office, comparing the start of his presidency to ...

It was Washington who emphasized that America was a republic when he rebuked those who wanted a monarchy or an exalted president. As we move through the aftermath of a bitterly fought presidential ...

Its then-police chief carried an unregistered gun for some 30 days and improperly stored a loaded firearm, an investigation ...

When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who read it − ...

Investors included Samuel Meredith, the young nation's first treasurer under the Constitution who was appointed by President George Washington. (Michael Hillegas was appointed treasurer before ...

The holiday was originally intended to celebrate George Washington, the first president, but it has come to encompass the 45 men who have held the office since. Here's what you need to know about ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

President's Day started in the 1880s when Americans first began celebrating the birth of President George Washington as a federal holiday, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Washington ...

Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...