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.

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Presidential decrees have evolved into powerful tools that significantly impact American governance, shaping policy decisions ...

Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new ...

Covering the paralyzation or drastic reduction of entire government departments requires a different approach.

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

Republican legislators and the Trump Administration have launched a multi-pronged effort to cut back national monuments in ...

Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks Tuesday at the "AI Action Summit" in Paris during his first trip abroad since ...

Legal expert Richard W. Painter warns that Elon Musk’s unchecked power in the Trump administration poses a historic threat to democracy. As Musk exerts influence over government agencies without Senat ...

The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts” of the ...