During its years in action, the boat became the backdrop of many pivotal moments. Meet the former 'floating White House' where presidents escaped 'the tension' of DC: 'An important purpose' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The 61-year-old had taken to her Instagram on Wednesday in announcing that The Obama Presidential Center would be honoring Hadiya Pendleton.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. But not before the sprawling plan had unleashed a wave of confusion — and some panic — among public and private organizations that rely on the money to fund programs aimed at everything from Meals on Wheels to solar power to cancer research.

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that

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It has been nearly a month since former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. With days of heartfelt local, national and global tributes now behind us, I find myself reflecting on his legacy – and my small part in shaping it.

Opinion: Take a walk down memory lane with me as I recount the early excitement and adventure of living and working in the nation's capital.

It was, perhaps, a once-in-a-lifetime moment for Weatherford native Josh Gilliam. The 20-year-old coast guardsman recently returned to his Alexandria, Virginia base after a whirlwind several days in the nation's capital.

CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD VISITOR CENTER — 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. "Mark Thrash — Local Legend, Civil Rights After the Civil War," Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park display of artifacts of the former slave and U.S. War Department employee. nps.gov/chch

US use of sanctions has ballooned. Yet Venezuela shows the failure both of ‘maximum pressure’ tactics and attempts to leverage sanctions for ambitious goals. A review is urgently needed.

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) In this photo released by The White House, former President Jimmy Carter, center left, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, center right, pose for a photo with ...

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of