It's Presidents Day, the holiday that started in honor of George Washington -- the president with an enormous birthday candle on the Mall. But do we revere the father of our country too much? It was a ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

Washington was a man for the ages. Born a Virginia aristocrat, he carefully cultivated his virtues — self-control, moderation ...

The conflicts of popular factions are the chief, if not the only inlets, of usurpation and Tyranny,” the first president ...

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Friday that would establish President Trump’s birthday, June 14, as a public ...

Located in the heart of Wall Street in New York City, Federal Hall stands as a monument to the birth of the American presidency. It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast votes.

An Upstate New York lawmaker is pushing to make President Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney ...

A new Republican-led bill proposes designating June 14 as a federal holiday to celebrate Donald Trump’s birthday and Flag Day. Introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, the bill argues Trump deserves ...

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) delivered a special Valentine to President Donald Trump. The New York congresswoman introduced a ...