In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

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The Minnesota Democrat will leave her party defending another open seat as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate ...

The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a March 24 hearing to determine whether Louisiana will have one or two majority-Black ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could ...

The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...

Relationships demand compromise. But what about political ideology? When it comes to Democrats and Republicans, can love ...

Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...

At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders for failing to uphold democratic values, ...

A tough new assessment says the Democratic Party needs to reassess the loss of support among groups of voters it has long ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...