During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government as though it were a business.

That cuts the hardest against the central political teaching Washington has bequeathed to us. Trump is far from the first president to indulge in such ideas. After Washington and the rest of his ...

President Trump boasted of his accomplishments in his first 43 days in office, comparing the start of his presidency to ...

Presidents Day has changed dramatically over the years. For some historians, the holiday has lost discernible meaning.

Presidents Day, originally established in 1885 to honor George Washington, has evolved into a day recognizing all US presidents. Celebrated on the third Monday of February, the holiday also marks a ...

While many schools and companies may be closed for the day and the United States Postal Service shuts down, there's also an impact on the stock market.

The federal government doesn't even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It's officially Washington's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness.

And yet the United States will once again commemorate ... A Biography of George Washington,” has said she thinks about Presidents Day in much the same way as the towering monument in D.C ...