In March 1801, after the deeply partisan presidential election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson rose in the U.S. Capitol to take the ...

The bitter 1800 presidential election tested the democratic structure of the United States just a few years after the revolution that had created the young nation. The sitting vice president, Thomas ...

In District 11, Chyanne Chen now has 11,820 votes to Michael Lai’s 11,610 — just a 210 vote margin. Chen gained three votes ...

Explore the Electoral College, a system that elects the U.S. president. Learn about its history, process, and how it differs from popular vote.

They have held a mirror to humanity, revealing our strengths and weaknesses through their own clever behaviors, organ systems ...

The most famous example of this was John Adams. After Adams and his Federalist Party allies lost the presidency and Congress to Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republicans in the election of 1800, ...

The Madison-Jefferson letters presaged the 1824 election which, thrown to the House, resulted in the election of John Quincy ...

In U.S. elections, every vote was counted on election night prior to 2020.

Although some commenters on the post were incredulous, others blamed alleged election fraud for the shift in 2020. " Are you ...

Despite our differences, we have repeatedly proved that, when unified in a great effort, we as a people can triumph over many a fierce foe.

Washington enjoyed the unreserved trust of his countryman, a point emphasized by Alexander Hamilton, who said the first administration – and the Constitution itself – would be on trial.

Gender controversies, government censorship, immigration, accusations of foreign interference and more all featured in the ...