In US elections, the Democratic and Republican parties are frequently symbolised by donkeys and elephants across various ...

ATLANTA — It's election season once again, and you may ask, "Why is that elephant waving an American flag with its trunk?" or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long ...

The donkey and elephant symbols play a significant role in U.S. elections and have represented the two major political parties since the 19th century. In recent times, these symbols continue to be ...

Although no crystal clear reason has been given for the animal associations, it is thought that the Republican elephant was first used in an Illinois newspaper back in the 1860 presidential ...

While Republican Donald Trump has secured a return to the White House, the popular vote is still being tallied as ballots are counted across the country. But as things stand late Wednesday morning ...

Republican David McCormick defeated three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press projected, underscoring the battleground state’s red shift this year while ...

Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican who delivered a critical victory for the GOP on election night, explained his success to Fox News on Thursday, saying that "voters in New York are fed up ...

Calhoun County voters Tuesday made their selection from among 10 men and women in the running to fill seven seats on the Calhoun County Board of Education. Now it’s time for taxpayers to meet ...

The party that once stood for law and order, for less taxes, for less government in our lives, I don’t recognize the Republican party from my textbooks. This election has proved that party died, ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.