A quite similar scenario occurred when a Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, when a handful of Democratic ...

There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United States as he defeated ...

The vice presidency seems like a springboard to the presidency, but the majority who ascended owe their promotion to the Grim ...

There is only one precedent in US history of a president coming to power twice with an interval in between, as Donald Trump has just done, becoming the 47th president after serving as the 45th. That ...

There is an open space for a significant new, centrist political party, created by the pull of the progressive and Donald Trump bases to their respective, opposite poles on the political spectrum.

There is an open space for a significant new, centrist political party, created by the pull of the progressive and Donald ...

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance. There is room for a new party, and it would have to start at ...

Today, presidential and congressional elections saturate mass media as television, the internet and junk mail pound candidates into voters’ psyche. It’s no wonder many people express relief when the ...

The verdict is clear: A resounding Republican victory ... region or market. Data from third party sources may have been used in the preparation of this material and Franklin Templeton Investments ...

Elections can have important impacts on the economy, but the most important ones are preceded by some kind of revolution in ...