This policy will bring consistency and simplicity to the display of flags throughout the department, which now has a singular ...

Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

At U.S. presidential inaugurations, prayers often reflect national identity as much as faith. From New York Cardinal Timothy ...

Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary ...

Hyattsville police are investigating a Pride flag that was stolen from someone’s home. The Hyattsville Police Department said ...

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

More recently, VERIFY reader Janet and a poster on Reddit asked if it was illegal to fly an American flag upside down. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the ...

“There is an urgent need for medical schools in the US to educate medical trainees ... for Palestine” signs are held up at George Washington University’s commencement. Anadolu via Getty ...

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