Originally, in early Christianity, the pope had been nominated by the "people of Rome" agreeing by consensus. In reality, ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

He served briefly as a local judge before returning to Indiana in 1852 and winning election to the state senate. Shortly ...

Harris won states including Rhode Island and Colorado, both of which require voters to show proof of identification when ...

Pending certification, the ballot measure to expand gas access passes by narrow margin. Opponents say it could violate WA ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion nationwide nullified the Wisconsin ban, but ...

Across the country, voters shifted to the right, making Donald Trump the first Republican president in 20 years to win the ...

California voters rejected the anti-slavery measure Proposition 6, which would have banned forced labor in state prisons.

President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

Elections in the 19th century were far different ... A former postmaster in Decatur, Butler arrived in the capital city in ...

Millard Fillmore, who served as president from 1850 to 1853, accepted the 1856 nomination of the American, or Know Nothing ...

The Hill Country counties have been staunchly Republican for years, and Democrats didn't bother to field a candidate in many ...