Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

But Trump proved his doubters wrong and quickly got to work refashioning the Republican Party into the party of Trump. The ...

the majority of Americans believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class and the poor.” “And that the Democratic Party represents the interests of the ...

A Rock Island man on trial for the shooting death of Dayona Lee, 26, in December of 2021, has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after a jury was seated.

“A single statistic sums up the Democratic Party’s decline,” they write. “Between 1976 and 2020, Democrats consistently led Republicans as a share of the presidential electorate.

Republican gains in voter registration are raising red flags for Democrats in key states, underscoring the inroads the GOP made across the country in 2024. Active registered Republicans now ...

Allison Robbert for The New York Times The Democratic National Committee on Saturday elected Ken Martin as its chairman, tapping a low-profile political insider from Minnesota to guide the party ...

Overall, voters view the Democratic Party more negatively than the Republican Party, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted the week after Trump took office. The 57% unfavorable ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a ...

a majority chose Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair as their incoming chair of the party. Ken Martin emerged as an early frontrunner in the race, garnering significant support ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

Strangely, over a century, America’s two major political parties gradually reversed identities, like the magnetic poles of Planet Earth switching direction. When the Republican Party was ...