1840: Liberty Party: James G. Birney The Liberty Party was the political outgrowth of the growing anti-slavery movement. It had been born in 1839, when the movement factionalized into ...

July 15: Veteran Republican political operative Ed Rollins quits the Perot campaign. July 16: Perot quits presidential race, saying he decided to withdraw because the Democratic party has ...

Politico reported that Harris at a pre-Oscars party was asked by another partygoer when she would make a decision about jumping into the California governor’s race. Two people with knowledge of the ...