Eight years after giving his first inaugural address, President Donald Trump offered a second one that, like the first, ...

By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped ...

Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.

Donald Trump enters his second presidency, as he did his first, pledging to wield executive power in novel and aggressive ...

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

Socialite Perle Mesta used her fortune to host inclusive dinner parties in Washington, D.C., becoming one of the most famous ...

By Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office.

Rarely on display because it is so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat.

A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription “Big Brother is watching you” is being released to pay ...

Perhaps the most recorded bassist of his generation, Peter Washington has also played an integral part in two of the most important and highly praised jazz trios of the last 20 years, in addition to a ...

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester's home in Pacific Palisades has burned to the ground, while Hollywood is canceling and/or postponing premieres and awards shows. Lisa Kudrow belatedly finds note in ...