In the early 1990s, the faceoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidians, outside Waco, Texas, left 80 people dead—and inspired Timothy McVeigh and his gang of extremists to blow up a federal ...

The Gallup poll's findings are a stark illustration of how many — but not all — Americans have felt less of a sense of pride ...

In both cases, the parties presented a weak counterbalance to the presidential candidates. In their new book, The Hollow Parties, political scientists Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld warn of a ...

President Donald Trump was at it again while most of America was sleeping, raging that former President Joe Biden’s use of autopen is the “BIGGEST POLITICAL SCANDAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY ...

The Decay of America’s Political Parties The uncertain process of Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race showed how little power parties wield. Irving Haberman/IH Images/Getty Images.

There were broad expectations that the widening political divides in America following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory would explode. But few could have predicted the flash point ...

Political parties are basically state entities, not national. Candidates file petitions with state and local authorities. Each state has its unique procedures for establishing a new political party.

Following a public fallout with Donald Trump, Elon Musk is exploring a new political venture. He has floated the idea of 'The America Party,' a centrist alternative, after a poll on X showed ...

Most of the noteworthy duels in this era were centered on politics. “Judges, governors, legislators and rival candidates for office blazed away at each other,” Barbara Holland observed.

But some common assumptions about political violence in America are not reinforced by recent data, according to several new studies. Instances of extremist violence have actually declined in ...