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

said one Republican official, even as the party’s wounds from the last two bitter and contentious fights for speaker remain fresh. "It's going to be a free-for-all" if Republicans lose the House ...

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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 ...

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WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A Republican U.S. lawmaker this week suggested the storm-hit state of North Carolina should allocate its votes in the Electoral College to Republican Donald Trump ...

A Maryland Republican who leads a right-wing coalition ... of one of the pillars and foundations of our democracy, which is free and fair elections, and that they are not manipulated by elected ...

Three Republican state attorneys general have renewed a push to restrict access to medication abortion, and their latest legal move includes an exceptionally absurd justification for their ...

BOLTON — As they wound past his house one recent Saturday for a community road race, a few runners offered kind words to John Deaton, the latest Republican to take on the thankless task of ...

With just 11 days left until Election Day, Republican voters wary of another ... undermine America’s standing as the leader of the free world. “He idolizes tyrants,” Cheney added.

Fred Upton of Michigan, a Republican who served in Congress for 36 years, endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, saying of Trump: “He's just totally unhinged. We don't need this ...

In Thailand, due to the tourism and logging industry, the elephant population has severely dropped, and those who still are around endure severe cruelty. Such is the story of Mare Noi, an elephant ...