On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

“If we are in the minority, there is no chance that Johnson is leader,” said a House Republican who has campaigned with Johnson, one of several lawmakers who requested anonymity to discuss ...

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Election Day marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political ...

On the eve of an election marked by increasingly heated rhetoric, the Republican Party sent text messages to Spanish-speaking ...

But on Tuesday, improbable as it may have seemed before, Americans will choose either Trump or Harris to serve as the next ...

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He is running unopposed to replace Thune as Republican whip. "No candidate ever forgets the help they receive in their moment of need, and any senator looking to build relationships is smart to ...

It was tough to watch. The odd thing is, there’s a rather obvious response the House GOP leader could’ve presented. “Obviously, no one in American politics should have anything positive to ...

rather than Democrats who have no chance in a heavily Republican district. Ditto for all legislators and members of Congress who now mostly slide into office after the primary with little need to ...

(CNN) — This election cycle — in which a former president who tried to overturn his 2020 loss is topping the Republican ticket — has featured an unprecedented amount of pre-election ...