Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government ...

Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.

He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.

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

Kennedy, tapped by Trump to lead HHS, struggled to ease concerns held by on-the-fence GOP senators over his long history of vaccine skepticism.

Republicans can’t lose more than three votes if all Democrats are opposed.

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

Emergency teams will continue efforts to retrieve the bodies of those who died when a passenger jet and helicopter collided.

Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China Will Take Effect Saturday Goods exported to the U.S. from Mexico and Canada will be subject to 25 percent tariffs, and those from China will be hit by a ...

The colonies united in the Continental Congress to protest the Coercive Acts. Two years later, the congress declared independence. Early in 1776, King George consented to the hiring of thousands ...