In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

The Democratic Party’s association with the ... American political parties have embraced their mascots. A protester holds a ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.

Donald Trump’s decisive presidential victory this week caps a turbulent four years out of office for the Republican leader.

And while many on social media have been discussing the death of Peanut, a pet squirrel that was seized and euthanized in New ...

Not all candidates are listed. Candidates are ranked in order of votes or state delegates received during primaries and caucuses and not by the most recent estimated number of pledged delegates ...

Dressing as Aunt Jemima is a bad idea to begin with. Using dark black face paint to do it is even worse.

The Republican Party is determined not to be outmanned in the courts regarding the 2024 elections, with GOP leaders leaning heavily on a new, litigation-focused "election integrity" effort ...

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or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long represented the Democratic Party, just as the elephant is known to represent Republicans. How exactly did this come to be?

Several GOP Senate contenders are underperforming in states where former President Donald Trump is leading in the polls by a large margin, complicating the party’s effort to take back the upper ...