WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Archbishop ...

Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who ...

Clinton served as a U.S. senator from New York in addition to leading the State Department during the Obama administration ..

In a special sendoff, President Barack Obama surprised his vice president, Joe Biden, by awarding him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Photo: AP ...

Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is seen after President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White ...

with Presidential Medal of Freedom. The medal — which is the nation’s highest civilian honor — is given to people who show “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or ...

Pope Francis has gifted the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by former U.S. President Joe Biden to the ...

It was established in 1963 after President Harry S. Truman had created a similar honor, the Medal of Freedom in 1945, which was focused on wartime efforts and was later discontinued.

Biden’s selection of Soros, 94, to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday is notable because Soros’ giving has made him a frequent target of criticism and invective from right ...