Heated elections, fraught presidential transitions, and strategic maneuvering for lame-duck appointments are nothing new in American politics—even in situations that historians deem to be dramatically ...
Among left-leaning voters, Indigenous candidates held substantial advantages in both competence and warmth. Among ...
History of U.S. political parties Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., general editor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The issue of abortion had a long-complicated history both before and after the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, making abortion legal nationwide. It is a historical ...
America’s political parties weren’t supposed to wield the power they have today. In fact, George Washington warned us about them. In his 1796 Farewell Address, he called political factions “the worst ...
The assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has many on both sides of the aisle calling for a cooling of the national temperature.Kirk’s killing is the latest in a lengthy string ...
When Yemi Mobolade won the Colorado Springs mayor’s race in 2023, he made history as the city’s first independent leader — ...
New Year's Day is a good time to take a long look backward with a cautious eye toward possible futures. My guide here is RealClearPolitics analyst Sean Trende's 2012 book "The Lost Majority," whose ...
For nearly its entire 250-year history, the United States has been a nation of two major political parties. Elon Musk’s suggestion that he might found a new “America Party” has been met with ...
Former New York City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli believes President Trump and the Republican Party can make history in the midterm elections in 2026. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images It ...