On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power. Five years earlier, several regional political factions pulled together ...

The Whigs, the 19th century political party that disbanded before the Civil War over the question of slavery, is trying making a comeback as the voice of reason between embittered modern day ...

There are some interesting historical parallels, and they contain a warning. Dan McLaughlin is distressed that poor Zachary Taylor “deserves better” than my Politico article paralleling his nomination ...

LOS ANGELES -- If I were a Republican activist, I think I would give up reading political journalism for a while. I might even turn to reading history, say the history of whatever happened to the Whig ...

Few if any parties last forever, especially the political kind. After years of success, the Whig Party trudged toward the presidential election of 1852 beset by the kinds of woes currently afflicting ...

Scott Hogenson is a public relations executive who lives in Texas. The mayoral election in New York City is about to spark the strangest American political dynamic since the mid-19th century.

On Tuesday, Utahns turned out in droves to caucus. They braved cold weather and even snow showers in northern Utah, coupled with long lines and ballot shortages. Those who voted through the Republican ...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, center, joined by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington ...