In the 248 years of America's existence, there have been tumultuous years — 1860 and 1864, when Abraham Lincoln ran ... An 81-year-old, visibly frail incumbent decided to run for re-election and ...

The American system of picking presidents has been a great success story, and changing it would introduce a host of practical ...

Five days before Christmas in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Here's what Charleston was like as the Civil War ...

Despite Secretary of State Bill Galvin's predictions of record turnout in this year's presidential election, 145,000 fewer ...

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Donald Trump's impressive 2024 victory, sweeping in a Republican Congress on his coattails, has prompted much talk about “realignment”—evidence of the arrival of a new, sustainable MAGA coalition in ...

New population estimates from the Census Bureau suggest sharp gains and losses that could reshape the country’s politics ...

BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party has presented its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election. In practice, Alice Weidel has no chance of taking the ...

Namibia extended voting for a second time Thursday with the opposition crying foul after logistical failures prevented many people from casting their ballots in the closely fought election.

At a meeting of this General Committee, held at Tammany Hall, Monday evening, Dec. 17, 1860 ... the Presidential election, and which did not fail to elicit an affirmative vote from every elector ...

First, it shows volatility and a desire to “throw the bums out.” In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party ...

It could be days before a winner is named in the runoff between Justice Jim Kitchens and challenger state Sen. Jenifer Branning.