The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with ...

The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with ...

The town will celebrate community and history on Saturday, July 12, during its inaugural Cheshire Hoedown event at the Community House, starting at ...

Adams won; Jefferson took the Vice-Presidency. In 1800 they were pitted against each other again. This time Jefferson won, but their friendship lapsed.

This election reminded me of a quotation by Thomas Jefferson, in a 1798 letter, when faced with his own political issues: “a little patience and we shall see the reign of witches pass over ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — On officially accepting his post, newly reelected House Speaker Mike Johnson recited a prayer he attributed to Thomas Jefferson, saying the third president prayed it every day ...

How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson’s “Dark Age” Scholar Keidrick Roy on the lessons of 19th-century Black thinkers who resisted racist notions of "liberty" ...

Madison’s lament, one shared by Thomas Jefferson in letters written six days apart in August 1823, recalled the political intrigue and disreputable deal-making that characterized the election of ...

Accusations of foreign interference? Check — John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the candidates in 1800, each thought the other was subservient to a foreign power. The French Revolution divided ...

Accusations of foreign interference? Check — John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the candidates in 1800, each thought the other was subservient to a foreign power.

The 1800 US election was one of the first national contests involving organised political parties. In a surprising turn, running mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ended up tied in the ...

Accusations of foreign interference? Check -- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the candidates in 1800, each thought the other was subservient to a foreign power.