The Spirit of Liberty Foundation successfully hosted America’s first birthday party to kick off Celebrate America 250!, ...

With a Democratic primary in June, Kenyan R. McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George remain the leading contenders in the race to succeed D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.

How should we remember George Washington’s involvement in slavery? Americans have argued over that question for nearly 250 ...

WASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that she will not be running for reelection after over a decade in office, and the candidates for the mayoral primary election in June are pouring in ...

One British general, after seeing the rebel army in the colonies, was overheard saying, "with a thousand British grenadiers, he would undertake to go from one end of America to the other, and geld all ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: February 18, 2026 | Last updated: February 18, 2026 Prince George's County Executive talks about her vision for The Sphere Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in ...

Former U.S. President George W. Bush has published his first essay on Substack, using the platform to reflect on the leadership of George Washington as the United States approaches its 250th ...

A federal judge ruled that a historical George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia must be restored after orders from the Trump administration saw its removal in January. The judge ruled that ...

The 43rd president of the United States launched his blog on the site Feb. 16 with a 1,500-word tribute to another George: President George Washington. “Few qualities have inspired me more than ...

The Signing of the Constitution of the United States, with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; oil painting on canvas by Howard ...

Today, our Nation honors President George Washington, our foremost American hero, the face of the American Revolution, and a champion of American liberty. On President Washington’s Birthday, ...