The Washington Elm, where legend has it, George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775, in Cambridge, Massachusetts*, serves in the collective memory of the United States as ...

Conservatives on the Supreme Court could use a case over a proposed oil train to gut crucial health and environmental ...

Gerald Ensley Bicentennial Project announces the 10th edition of rolling list of 200 people who laid a foundation for our ...

The moderate brand that helped Rep. Abigail Spanberger in a swing district could fuel her bid for Virginia governor — unless ...

One by one, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her allies tackled objections from the bill’s chief opponents to carve out a ...

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an ...

The Wisconsin state Capitol has been a fixture of Madison for over a century now, and the building has collected quite a few interesting treasures to look for.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It's a span in which the southern Democrat picked ...

A U.S. Army veteran was sentenced on Friday to probation instead of prison for his milestone conviction — and his leadership ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is optimistic about the state’s future. The way the Democrat sees it, he’s had the “greatest job ...

Among countless other fine touches, Huston designed at least 180 custom clock cases, including smaller so-called keystone ...

A Kansas City, Missouri, man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expects a pardon from ...