Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill was met with an unexpected moment on the Jersey Shore boardwalk this week ...

Our Founding Fathers didn’t even want political parties, which they called “factions.” George Washington warned against them ...

The Elephant (Republican Party) Origins: The elephant became associated with the Republican Party also thanks to Thomas Nast. In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant ...

The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant are two of the most recognizable symbols in American politics, representing the two major political parties in the United States. But why were these ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin heads for two states that are early gatekeepers for the Republican presidential nomination ...

However it fares, this new party will serve a quintessentially American purpose by fulfilling a high, unmet demand.

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.

In the military, we call that soft power—influence earned through credibility and values. It's what builds coalitions abroad, ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

It showed an elephant caught in a trap set by a donkey, and the lumbering confused behemoth of the Republican Party undone by the Herald’s scare tactics.

History Democratic donkey and Republican elephant | Why are these the party mascots? It turns out these animals have been patriotic since the 19th century.