The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century. Here's how ...

The United States has been a two-party democracy for most of its existence, much to the chagrin of some of its anti-partisan founders. Since 1860, those two parties have been the Democratic Party ...

The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has been re-elected by a huge margin fuelling speculation that he will take on Donald Trump in a bid to become the Republican presidential candidate in 2024.