Americans’ opinion of the Republican Party is on the rise, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. In the poll, 45 percent of Americans said they feel “favorable” toward the ...

An increasing share of younger Americans say they have abandoned both the national Republican and Democratic parties as ...

The disgraced former congressman has been sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel.

The Federalists would never again rise to power. Known informally as ... won election to the presidency in 1800. This Republican party, which would hold power until 1825, is the direct ancestor ...

But as the demographics of the base of each party change with the rise of President Donald Trump, these patterns have flipped, political experts say. "Democrats are now a party of higher income ...

Tom Hayden, 1961 At the start of the '60s, two factions vie for control of the Republican Party: a liberal faction based in New England, and a new conservative element in the West and Southeast.

I mean, we’re the Republican Party, and we’re for tax reduction for everyone.” That pushback came after Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, expressed support for the ...

Challenges: At the time of James Buchanan’s election, the Union itself was at stake, as the South was now actively threatening secession with the rise of the Republican Party. The continuing issue of ...