Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building faces weapons charges, police said Thursday. The 27-year-old Massachusetts ...

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only president inaugurated in an unusual location.

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.

Nearly 7,500 participants from 23 states will join the parade this year, the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee has confirmed.

The top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.

In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a rejected office-seeker shot President James Garfield, reformers won long-sought-after changes: workers hired for their expertise,

AJ columnist Rogelio Medina on the way to Narita, Japan onboard Japan Airlines. THANKS to the nice and courteous service from Japan Airlines, I was well taken care of

A Massachusetts man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the United States ... Capitol Police received a lookout for a man, who has since been identified as 27-year-old ...

Explore how tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg shaped the narrative at Donald Trump’s second inauguration.

“On Tuesday, January 21, the United States ... East Capitol Street, Northeast, where the Library of Congress and US Supreme Court building are located. That man, later identified as James ...

A move to rename southern Utah roadways after President Donald Trump has failed after the Garfield County Commission voted against the motion on Monday. County Commissioner Leland Pollock, who proposed the motion,