The Latest Breaking News from George Washington

At a rally in Iowa, the president said he ‘hates’ lawmakers who opposed his signature bill, and looked ahead to plans to mark the 250th anniversary of America

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.”

Since his second inauguration in January, Donald Trump has issued more than 160 executive orders. These orders permit the US president to make directives concerning the workings of the federal government without the need to pass laws in Congress. All US presidents have used them, including George Washington, but Trump…

While he likes to provoke opponents with the possibility of serving a third term, Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the “second term curse”.

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall

The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as “un-American woke indoctrination.”

The king of ancient Greece also turns up at one point.

Donald Trump may have crossed a new line but he isn’t the only potty-mouthed president, a tradition that dates all the way back to Abraham Lincoln

Witch trials, Radio Free Europe and social security were all fair game for middle- and high-schoolers who did deep, hands-dirtying research for National History Day

America’s founders were deeply suspicious of a standing army.

History doesn’t have to be all dates, dusty books, and long speeches—especially for kids! In fact, there are tons of fun history facts that can make the past feel just as exciting as their favorite cartoons. When children hear weird, funny, or surprising stories from history, they’re more likely to…