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.

President Joe Biden held a star-studded ceremony at the White House on Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of Freedom recipients -- which include Bono, José Andrés, Lionel Messi, Hillary ...

South Korean far-right activist Jeon Han-gil does not appear on the official list of recipients of the US Presidential Medal ...

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 ...

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

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 ...