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 ...

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

President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

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When President Donald Trump used his final State of the Union address to announce a Presidential Medal of Freedom for Rush ...

When President Donald Trump used his final State of the Union address to announce a Presidential Medal of Freedom for Rush Limbaugh ... because Biden’s laureates also feel like a last-minute political ...

Another American honoree, Ronald Lauder, was unable to be in Israel at this time and will receive his medal at a later date.Among the guests were Ambassadors Ralph King of Australia, Steffen Seibert ...