In the latest escalation of his feud with former number one ally Elon Musk, president Donald Trump has threatened to "take a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"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.

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.

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 ...