It may have been the most brutal, hard-fought election of my 65 years on this planet, the last 48 of them covering politics.

As the 2024 presidential election barrels toward razor-thin results, it’s worth recalling Chicago’s outsize role in the 1960 election, one of the tightest presidential votes in history.

At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked ...

Six of those 14 elections were won by Democrats: Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton (twice) and Barack Obama (twice). Eight of the elections were \won by Republicans: Richard Nixon (twice ...

Experts who track extremism have seen a "very large uptick" in various types of misogynistic rhetoric in the weeks after ...

An emboldened fringe of right-wing influencers has seized on Donald Trump’s presidential win to amplify misogyny and threats ...

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“Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America’s Politics Forever” is a look at a critical period in U.S. history that holds lessons for today. CNN news ...

In 1960, voters decided on two statewide ballot measures in Virginia on November 8. Two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Voters approved one (50%) and rejected one (50%).