The Presidential Medal of Freedom is typically awarded annually, though it is not given on a fixed schedule. It is usually presented during ceremonies held by the sitting president, often in the ...

Former President Donald Trump rankled many U.S. service members and veterans at a recent campaign event where he compared the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Medal of Honor.

Presidential Medal of Freedom to be awarded to Biles, McCain, Giffords, Jobs. President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles ...

South Korean far-right activist Jeon Han-gil does not appear on the official list of recipients of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, contrary to claims online. The baseless posts share a ...

President Biden recognized an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor ...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden exit a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the White House on Jan. 4. (Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post) The Post’s Jan. 5 report on the ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more than two years ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

The estate of Paul Harvey, a legendary River Forester and iconic radio broadcaster across decades, has filed a federal ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 4: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 4 ...