On this day in 2013: January 2013: Barack Obama made the first mention of gay rights in his presidential inauguration speech. Many people in the LGBTQ+ community praised the historic inclusion of ...

In terms of A-listers, the big guns are coming out on Inauguration Day. Beyonce, a longtime Obama supporter, has been tapped by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to sing the national anthem. The ...

This paperweight was given to the contributor as a gift in commemoration of President Obama's inauguration and that of his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has tried to limit the influence of money in politics, is relying on federal contractors and businesses that profited from his campaign to pay as ...

Then, an estimated 1.8 million people poured onto the Mall to witness the first African-American president sworn into office. Now, District of Columbia officials estimate that between 600,000 and ...

A sharp contrast to the frothy, white one-shouldered gown First Lady Michelle Obama wore to the first inaugural ball of President Barack Obama, this time she wore a gown that was decidedly less fussy, ...