WASHINGTON -- Saying they had touched him in a powerful and personal way, President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 21 groundbreaking actors, musicians, athletes and others ...

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom after the conservative activist died from a fatal gunshot wound in Utah. The award ...

President Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the White House on Tuesday, just over a month after he was shot and killed during an event in Orem, ...

President Harry S. Truman established the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1945 to recognize civilians for their efforts during World War II. President John F. Kennedy reinstated the medal in 1963 to ...

Due to her unwavering belief and need to relay these untold experiences, and other career-defining factors as well, Loretta Lynn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a reception at the ...

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, the third such award he's announced this ...

President Trump presented the award to Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. Trump awards the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Charlie Kirk President Trump posthumously ...