Learn about the Presidential Medal of Freedom, its significance, and the 19 individuals who have received this prestigious honor this year from President Joe Biden. The Presidential Medal of ...

Former President Donald Trump rankled many U.S. service members and veterans at a recent campaign event where he compared the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Medal of Honor. “When we gave ...

NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, 81, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump in the Oval Office Thursday. West played for 14 years for the Los Angeles Lakers and then went on ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she ...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden exit a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the White House on Jan. 4. (Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post) The Post’s Jan. 5 report on the ...

U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to physicist Richard Garwin during an East Room ceremony at the White House November 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Presidential ...

Donald Trump lit into former Vice President Kamala Harris overnight Sunday, claiming she paid for high-profile celebrity ...

Speaking at Harvard’s Tercentenary Theatre, Abdul-Jabbar reflected on his path into social justice activism as a young ...

Salt + Light, a Tulare County-based nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness through community, compassion, and innovation, ...