Days after Buchanan took office, the United States Supreme Court handed down one of its most infamous rulings - the Dred ...

The idea of “red states” and “blue states” may feel deeply embedded in the symbolism of US politics, but before 2000 the ...

House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...

Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to winner-take-all -- a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November ...

Most women vote Democratic. And most still change their name when they marry. And that’s where the GOP sees an Achilles’ heel ...

In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to ...

A Republican-controlled Senate could be a moderating influence on a second Trump administration or a big obstacle to a Harris ...

When the US Constitution was written in 1787, the Electoral College was created to pick the US president using a majority ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...

Everyone knows the two major players in American politics: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. At all elections ...

Escalating crime in neighboring Manhattan during the COVID-19 pandemic saw Long Islanders increasingly turn to the Republican Party for answers, which promised to act as a safety net against New ...

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