The Anti-Masons were the first recognized third party. It was formed in 1828 in opposition to the Freemasons, a secret ...

American history has two rich and vivid centuries of third-party attempts, from the popular insurgent, to the astroturfed, to the rigidly ideological, to the downright clownish.

Elon Musk wants to build a new political party to challenge America's two-party system. But it won't be easy, even for the ...

Here's what it would take for Elon Musk to launch a third-party effort to represent what he called "the 80% in the middle." ...

"I think it'll help us," Trump said about Elon Musk's "America Party." He added that "third parties have always been good for ...

Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” the billionaire SpaceX CEO wrote on X on July 5.

It’s easy for astute political observers to dismiss Musk’s proposed “America Party” as doomed to fail. For decades, political professionals ...

Letters to the Editor: A third party could work in America — but it would take one major change. Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office on May 30.

Elon Musk soft-launched a third party over the weekend, and so far, the billionaire seems to be manifesting his “America ...

Third parties have faced an uphill struggle since Lincoln’s win cemented the Republican Party more than 150 years ago, in large part due to the quirks of the U.S. political system.

Elon Musk formed the America Party after a viral X poll, drawing criticism from Trump who defends the two-party system amid historical challenges faced by third parties in U.S. politics.

In a 2024 Gallup poll, 58% U.S. adults said a third major party is needed in the United States because the Republican and Democratic parties "do such a poor job" of representing the American people.