Germany Germany's Angela Merkel receives nation's highest honor, despite head-scratching in her own party Angela Merkel is only the third leader to receive the Grand Cross of Germany's Order of Merit ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) looks on during a campaign event on the eve of federal elections, September 25, 2021, in Aachen, Germany. / Credit: Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images/Getty ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) looks on during a campaign event on the eve of federal elections, September 25, 2021, in Aachen, Germany. Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images/Getty ...

Angela Merkel has been Chancellor of Germany for 16 years. She will visit the White House Thursday for the last time as a leader because she is stepping down in September.

Germany is one of America's most important allies. Nearly every American president since George W. Bush has worked closely with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But for the first time since 2005 ...

Watch the trailer for the documentary above. "Angela Merkel, the enigmatic first woman Chancellor of Germany, was Western Europe's most powerful leader for years," notes a synopsis.

Germany is facing a future without Angela Merkel as chancellor. After Sunday's election, her successor, likely to be Armin Laschet or Olaf Scholz, takes power.