Alexis M. Herman, the first African American to serve as U.S. secretary of labor, is remembered at a celebration of life in ...

Enjoy a concert at the U.S. Capitol, place flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider or see a moving tribute with 600,000 poppies on the National Mall to mark Memorial Day in the nation’s capital.

When it came to building Washington, D.C., "drain the swamp" was a very literal phrase. How did this capital city rise from ...

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the ...