The billionaire and former Trump adviser suggested that if the domestic policy bill passed, he would swiftly form a new ...

The United States has been a two-party democracy for most of its existence, much to the chagrin of some of its anti-partisan founders. Since 1860, those two parties have been the Democratic Party ...

Elon Musk, once a Trump ally, is fiercely criticizing the former president's proposed "One Big, Beautiful Bill," deeming it ...

Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

After weeks of tempering his criticism of Trump's major legislative push, the ex-Department of Government Efficiency chief reignited his offensive in earnest.

The Republican Party was born in Ripon, Wis., about 90 minutes northwest of Milwaukee. As the state prepares to host the Republican National Convention, we revisit the party's roots.

"These were people who wanted to form a new party," said Russell Blake, a history professor emeritus at nearby Ripon College. ... was the first Republican Party nominee for president, in 1856.

Political parties and a complicated history with race. Black people who could vote tended to support the Republican Party from the 1860s to about the mid-1930s. There were push-and-pull aspects to ...

This video shares the fascinating history of the Republican Party. From its inception in the mid-19th century as the party of Lincoln, advocating for the abolition of slavery, to its role in ...

Over the past month, Trump, the GOP standard bearer for three straight elections, has arguably meddled more aggressively in the U.S. economy than any president of any party in American history.

But this moment is just the latest on the long timeline of the Republican Party. Lisa Desjardins looks at the birth of the GOP in the years before the Civil War. Aired: 07/18/24 ...