To historians and archivists, it points to the possibility that Trump's presidency will leave less for the nation's ...

This spring, the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, the rhymes of history have been everywhere. Not ...

Brenda is the Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst for the Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Americans have maintained particular admiration for George Washington, ...

After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June ...

John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic ...

The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.

John Reid speaking with Republican activists in Abingdon, in Southwest Virginia, on Saturday. (Laura Vozzella/The Washington Post) Two weeks ago, John Reid, a longtime rabble-rousing radio talk ...

In his predictably entertaining study of the years between the Constitutional Conference at Philadelphia in 1787, when the Founding Fathers drew up the sacred document, and George Washington's death ...

Glenn Youngkin (R) Tuesday defended his request for GOP nominee John Reid to abandon his bid ... who does not appear in any of the photos that The Washington Post viewed on the now-deleted account ...

But the perils of English marauders on American soil caused Congress to follow Gen. George Washington, who raised and equipped troops, controlled food supplies, meted out justice, regulated public ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, has acquired the earliest known photograph of a US first lady.