There are at least three fairly consistent things that we see in midterms compared to presidential elections.— The turnout of eligible voters in midterms is consistently lower than the turnout in the ...

Like elsewhere in America, the Irish of Syracuse faced widespread prejudice and discrimination in the 19th century.

Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln are two of the greatest presidents that the U.S. has seen. You probably know that ...

By Kathleen Parker The House censure of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his rude – and loud – antics during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress seems appropriate, unless you know ...

Jeffrey Boutwell, a distant relative, tells his story in the new book “Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy ...

Without Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster, the GOP would not have been able to pass its stopgap spending bill and ...

Lake County Democrats elected a new leader Saturday while Republicans based in Indiana's northwest corner opted to retain their county party chairman. County Commissioner Mike Repay, D-Hammond ...

Once Brown’s plans are known, plenty of other Democrats will be ready to go, predicted Greg Beswick, a former Ohio Democratic ...

As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

The maneuver was a tacit acknowledgment of how politically toxic the issue had become for their party, and another example of how the all-Republican Congress is ceding its power to the executive ...