Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol an elephant? What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties ...

Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki addresses mourners during an emotional burial service for the victims of the Arimi blackspot clash at Arimi Comprehensive School in Elburgon, Nakuru County on May ...

Republicans have a leader, Donald Trump; a banner, MAGA; and a song, ‘God Bless the USA.’ Democrats have nothing like this.

In 1798, the Federalist Party controlled the presidency under John Adams and Congress, but by a narrow margin over the Democratic-Republican Party. With intent to stay in power, the Federalist ...

The announcement of dissolution by Hong Kong's Democratic Party, the city's oldest and largest pro-democracy party, signifies the end of the democracy movement in Hong Kong. Following the introduction ...

Republican legislators in recent years made formerly nonpartisan judicial races partisan by requiring that candidates’ party affiliations appear next to their names on ballots. But Batch’s ...

The squalid state of our present political institutions points to a failure of not just individuals but the system as a whole. Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. With all ...

Donkey Republicans The link between the donkey and the Democratic Party can be traced back to Andrew Jackson's 1828 run for president. Despite being called "jackass" by his rivals, Jackson, a war ...

Historic Presidential Elections: Lincoln vs. Douglas vs. Breckinridge - 1860 Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas of the Democratic Party, Vice President and Souther… ...

The Republican Party, also known as the Great Old Party or GOP, began in 1854 as a political force against slavery and soon became the Democratic Party’s main antagonist. It is identified with the ...