Alfred and Robert Taylor were brothers campaigning to be Tennessee's governor in 1886. Their race was civil and a hopeful model for modern candidates.

The first presidential primary votes won’t be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in ...

The horrific political assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman and the shooting of ...

The Trump administration’s probe into Minnesota’s affirmative action laws is the latest salvo in an escalating feud between ...

Josh Douglas has this commentary in Washington Monthly. A snippet: Way too many Americans think that political violence is a necessity. A 2023 survey reported that almost a quarter of respondents ...

Calls for more civility came in the immediate aftermath of last month’s politically-motivated Minnesota shootings.

Threats down to the local level have grown more pervasive. Party officials worry that recent shootings could have a deterring effect on some prospective candidates.