In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

He talked of a new Manifest Destiny and a “Golden Age.” He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William McKinley and ...

I’ve known Cecile for years through our work in the reproductive rights space. Today, I remember my friend as a fierce and ...

President-elect Donald Trump used one last rally on the eve of his inauguration to again celebrate his election victory, ...

The daughter of legendary Kansas governor and presidential candidate Alf Landon, Nancy Kassebaum created a political legacy ...

Mr. Biden awarded the honor days after bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 leaders of the political, financial and celebrity establishment. An earlier version of this article misstat ...

The Post’s Jan. 5 report on the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, “ Celebrities, donors among Biden’s honorees ,” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ... only time Biden has presented the honor with distinction during his presidency.

A Politico columnist criticized President Biden for his Medal of Freedom recipients, which included liberal figures like Hillary Clinton and Georg Soros.

has now become another political battleground. "The Presidential Medal of Freedom award is the nation's highest civilian honor and is given to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to ...