Federalists, the party that advocated more states' rights and less central government than desired by the Federalists. Most ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century. Here's how ...

Christmas celebrations at the White House date back to 1800, but Hanukkah wasn't acknowledged until much later.

Editor’s note (December 15th): Jimmy Lai was found guilty of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion on December ...

With President Donald Trump labeling the media “the enemy” and threatening broadcast licenses and political enemies, First Amendment scholars are asking:  Is the First Amendment under more ...

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate duo is aiming to reduce the influx of political mail to households by cutting off a key federal subsidy that boosts Republican and Democratic party committees.

Americans are increasingly concerned about the state of U.S. democracy, according to a new study by the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda—which has also identified ...

The D.S.A. is still small. But as economic inequality keeps burning, Democratic Socialists are attracting intense interest ...

Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats who over-performed in a normally deep-red district. His win ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday, maintaining his party’s grip on the district with help from ...

Some Republicans in the Indiana Senate have resisted a new congressional map despite lobbying from the White House and ...