On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

Jeb Bush is proposing that the Department of the Interior's headquarters be moved from Washington to the western United States as part of a four-part plan for reforming federal land management ...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is reassigning dozens of top career officials within his ranks, a shake-up that appears to be the start of a broad reorganization of a department that manages one ...

George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, circa 1789. Three Lions/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption ...

President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789, at New York City's Federal Hall.

George Washington was the first president of the United States, taking his oath of office on April 30, 1789. See a full list of every US president. At least six bodies recovered in 'catastrophic ...

Statue of George Washington Tetra Images / Getty Images The dawn of American democracy didn’t take place in 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.