The presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey has become an annual event. Here’s a look back from former President Harry S. Truman to President Trump's second term.

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...

President Donald Trump pardoned two North Carolina turkeys in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, maintaining the annual Thanksgiving ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to pardon a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving, take a look back at the history of the merciful tradition.

The annual presidential turkey pardon will this year include birds named Gobble and Waddle. Here's what to know about the event.

Trump kicks off Thanksgiving week with traditional White House turkey pardon ceremony. First lady asks public to vote on turkey names via social media.

Trump's pardon of Waddle and Gobble on Tuesday continues a tradition that goes back decades and wasn't always a pardon ...

This year’s turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, arrived in Washington for the long-running tradition after being raised in North ...

Every year, the sitting US President ceremoniously "pardons" one or two turkeys, sparing them from becoming part of the holiday meal and sending them off to live out their days on a farm.

During a freewheeling White House event, the president spared Waddle and Gobble from appearing on Thanksgiving dinner plates.

Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Who holds the record for the most turkey pardons? A look at the Thanksgiving tradition.

This year's White House Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony took an unexpected turn, marked by political jabs and a missing ...