Gary Walters saw a lot of history in a 37-year career at the White House.

James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, has died at age 89.

President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers – from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners like Canada and Switzerland.

After flirting with raising the tax rate for the wealthiest earners, President Donald Trump is backing off that call — sort of.

Lee Greenwood will perform “God Bless the U_S_A.”.

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals.

Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by police a decade ago set off more than a week of protests by thousands of people in Ferguson, Missouri.

As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others who have tried the same.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis.

The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning.

A pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group called the Squad is pushing to oust another — Missouri's Cori Bush.

Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance.

The Justice Department is looking into allegations Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused government funds for her personal security.

Putting together a collection of Bush’s greatest hits was relatively easy.

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri has a memoir coming out this fall.

The Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump supporters and right-wing group members shattered the sense of security that many had long felt at the Capitol as rioters forcefully delayed the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory.

The woman who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans has died.

Samantha Bush created the Instagram account @BravoHistorian on a whim, just looking for an outlet to share her opinions about all the ridiculous reality TV shows on the Bravo network.

Following the death of Colin Powell, Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered that both U.S. and Virginia flags be flown at half staff in respect and memory of the former general.

Three Democratic members of Congress have offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee looks at how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access.

Progressive lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reimpose a nationwide eviction moratorium that lapsed last month.

The debate over whether to revive the moratorium on evictions during the pandemic was deeply personal for Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush.

In addition to the California Endowment, the Bush, Kellogg, Mellon, and Rockefeller foundations and the UJA-Federation of New York are recent entries into the bond market. Suzanne Shank, who sits on Skillman’s Board of Directors, co-founded Siebert Williams Shank, which served as a manager on several of the recent foundation bond offerings. AdThe foundations’ debt offerings came in the form of social bonds, which allow investors to try to improve society and shoot for market returns simultaneously. Advocates of the foundation bond offerings say the time is right. Unlike nonprofits, whose finances have been crushed during the pandemic, foundations have continued to enjoy strong investment returns for their endowments from the stock market.

In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 photo, riot fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman)WASHINGTON – The House’s chief law enforcement officer is tightening security for traveling lawmakers as Congress reassesses safety in an era when threats against members were surging even before Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol. Congress' 535 members travel frequently between their homes and the capital, and many have said they feel vulnerable in their districts and when they travel. The House members asked for tightened security procedures. President Joe Biden is in “close touch” with Pelosi about congressional security, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

When President Donald Trump lost November 2020′s election, it marked just the 11th time in U.S. history an incumbent president was beaten in a re-election bid. On the surface, it seems like it might be an awkward transition -- in which the current president vacates his office and is forced to witness the inauguration of his successor. In the middle of the night before the inauguration was scheduled to start, Adams departed Washington, D.C. and started his post-presidential life. 1828There was some bad blood between incumbent president John Quincy Adams and challenger Andrew Jackson, which stemmed from a controversial ending to the 1824 election that involved both men. 1932This was not a peaceful transition of power between outgoing president Herbert Hoover and the man who defeated him in the election, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

(Eric Draper/The White House via AP)JOHANNESBURG – Paul Rusesabagina sounded strained. “Paul briefly mentioned boarding a plane on the call, but this was strained and he cut off the discussion immediately after. The legal team points to publicly available flight records. But Rwandan authorities accuse him of supporting the armed wing of his opposition political platform, which has claimed responsibility for deadly attacks inside Rwanda. Rusesabagina’s legal team has filed a complaint with the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, and the office is “moving forward with their procedures,” Endless said.

ATLANTA – After five days of memorials and tributes in his home state of Alabama and in Washington, DC, Congressman John Lewis was laid to rest Thursday in Georgia, the state he served for more than 30 years. John Lewis funeral Presidents Bush, Clinton and Obama are expected to speak today at John Lewis' funeral. Posted by WSLS 10 / WSLS.com on Thursday, July 30, 2020Following a funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church that will include remarks from three former Presidents Bush, Clinton and Obama, Lewis went to his final resting place at Southview Cemetery, just south of downtown Atlanta.

(CNN) - This weekend marks the return of World Series baseball to Washington, and President Donald Trump wants to be a part of it. On Opening Day of that year, William Howard Taft threw the first ceremonial pitch in Washington. Five other presidents have also thrown out first pitches at World Series games, according to Baseball Reference. During the last heyday of Washington baseball -- the 1920s and 1930s -- Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Delano Roosevelt both tossed out ceremonial first pitches in the World Series. Dwight Eisenhower and Carter both threw out first pitches before World Series games in 1956 and 1979, respectively.

Elton John doesn't have an issue with Ellen DeGeneres being friends with former President George W. Bush. (CNN) - Elton John doesn't have an issue with Ellen DeGeneres being friends with former President George W. Bush. John said "George Bush has made a lot of mistakes. Ellen DeGeneres has made a lot of mistakes." "Except when it's heresy, and I don't think George Bush is that kind of guy."