Washington was filled with dashing young military men as the Civil War began. The beautiful Kate was the city’s prize catch.

The coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy Carter.

The Republican Congress that began its first full week of work on Monday is already operating on borrowed time – unless the ...

Congress officially certified Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the counting of the Electoral College votes from each state.

The article highlights the significance of upholding democratic principles, addressing the need for reassessing laws like ...

The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power ...

The president-elect has shaken up state-level results across his three campaigns.

In this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether the Electoral College should be abolished.

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