It is often suggested that historical portraits avoided smiles because of poor dental hygiene, but in reality, social ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

Arch Campbell moved to Washington, DC, in 1974 for a job at WRC-TV. He was just in time for a revolution in TV news. "We were taking the place of the first batch of newspeople, who generally chased ...

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

So where did the tradition of including the Bible in presidential ceremonies come from? According to the White House ...

Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.

A body believed to be that of missing Belfast man John George has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante.

Special counsel Jack Smith and his team believe they could have found Trump guilty of ‘criminal efforts to retain power’, as revealed in a 130-page report released in Washington on 14 January. The ...

By Benjamin Mullin After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog ...

Bob Ferguson is sworn in as the 24th Governor of the State of Washington during his inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Photo by Ryan ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is sworn into office by Washington Supreme Court chief justice Debra L ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...