The Washington Elm, where legend has it, George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775, in Cambridge, Massachusetts*, serves in the collective memory of the United States as ...

In the words of MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor, 2024 was “year zero of institutional adoption.” Speaking of Saylor, ...

Two recently published books about the history and people-related aspects of the immigration crisis provide fresh insights ...

Trump told the Supreme Court he can negotiate a solution to the legal battle over TikTok's survival in the United States.

It was filled with eye-opening news — none of it good. For starters, the report said the number of homeless people in the United States in January 2024 exceeded 770,000 — an astounding 18% jump in ...

Azam Ahmed, a Times correspondent and former bureau chief in Afghanistan, made repeated trips to areas in the country that ...

The historic SS United States is set to be turned into an artificial reef, but people who sailed on the majestic ship remember her heyday.

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that ...

President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next month, telling the justices in a legal filing Friday that a delay would ...

After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the ...

Donald Trump has set his sights on the Americas, threatening to retake the Panama Canal if Panama doesn’t lower fees for U.S.

Post Opinions columnists Karen Tumulty, Colbert I. King, David Ignatius, Ruth Marcus, Catherine Rampell, Leana S. Wen and ...