In the American Revolution, political cartoons were used for effective storytelling. Widely circulated etchings like “Join Or Die” and “Scotch Butchery” helped convince colonial Americans fighting a ...

After the 2013 government shutdown ended, Republican leaders made clear they had only been humoring Sen. Ted Cruz and his plot to defund Obamacare.

Both candidates, Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill, have strengths and weaknesses courting this key voting bloc ...

Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers are tired of being punching bags, expecting Republicans to adhere to long-established laws, ...

Even before Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea on Thursday, the winner in this round of trade talks is clear.

Barack Obama and Kamala Harris, in separate rallies on Saturday, called to turn out to vote -- as Donald Trump’s political ...

Barack Obama and his aides are reworking his longstanding strategy of minimizing his public presence to allow the next generation of Democrats to emerge. President Donald Trump’s moves to block ...

Behind closed doors, rich donors plotted to stop a movement reshaping NYC politics — and exposed their deeper fears ...

In Democrats’ perfect world, every state would have independent redistricting commissions. But the national redistricting ...

Proposition 50 is an opportunity to “restore fairness in our democratic process,” according to organizers, by countering ...

Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation ...

A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is ...