George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

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.

We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.

At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in ... “I am ready for a new United States,” said Cynde Bost, 63, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Now Trump will be the first person ...

Biden was the 46th president of the United States and its 47th vice president, under Barack Obama. Advertisement “We’re not leaving the fight,” he told supporters and members of his staff as ...

President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the ...

The 45th and now 47th president of the United States swore the oath of office on a Bible held by Chief Justice John Roberts. “The golden age of America begins now,” Trump said after he took ...

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former U.S. President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former U.S. President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States for the second time Monday ... Trump has also announced plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted for rioting ...

marking the beginning of his second presidential term and formally admitting him as the 47th president of the United States. At 78, Trump became the oldest individual ever elected president and ...