History of U.S. political parties Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., general editor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor Chris Cuomo, Senator Angus King, and pollster Nate ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering, and Van Buren ...

Elon Musk isn’t the first wealthy businessman to propose a third political party in the U.S. How his "America Party" will compare to other third parties in U.S. history remains to be seen. A day after ...

Will voters turn Georgia blue again? As Democrats attempt to flip the state for a second presidential election, many don’t know that the Democratic Party once dominated politics in Georgia, though in ...

The contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election may be over, but Americans across the political spectrum remain baffled by the other side. The percentage of U.S. adults who see the nation as divided ...

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The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

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 ...

Before I tell you why I believe in social institutions like the family, education, religion, and even political parties that help normalize our behavior, let me share with you a story about one young ...