On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. Also on ...

The year was 1987 and the Democrat speaker of the House of Representatives was a moderate Texan named Jim Wright, the Senate majority leader was West Virginia’s Robert Byrd, and socialism was a dirty ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88. The Democrat’s most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly ...

The following article was submitted to IrishCentral by Rep. Conor Casey of the Vermont House of Representatives in response to this article, published on Extra.ie and later on IrishCentral on Friday, ...

Ireland just made history by electing Catherine Connolly as its next president in a milestone victory that attracted international attention. Historian Van Gosse referred to her as “someone we can be ...

James Carville, the ever-colorful political consultant and LSU superfan, is not happy with Gov. Jeff Landry and LSU's decision to part ways with athletic director Scott Woodward, even threatening to ...

The state's current governor Andy Beshear shared the devastating news on X Saturday morning about Collins, who he referred to as a 'powerhouse.' 'Today Kentucky said goodbye to our first and only ...

Week 10 of the 2025 Central Texas high school football season saw several Austin-area districts begin to settle in terms of playoff positioning. The Round Rock Dragons dispatched Stony Point 66-38 to ...