In 1994, Republicans swept the midterms and Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House. His “Contract with America” was both polarizing and transformative.

Gerrymandering is the process by which districts for the House of Representatives are drawn so that one party has a distinct election advantage.

American bureaucracy used to work through patronage, an informal system of job-distribution by the party in power. Why did it change?

Many are speculating about what former president Barack Obama will do in his retirement. Perhaps he will stay as politically involved as John Quincy Adams.

Americans have turned to street protests to achieve their political goals—while critics have warned that this kind of public action won’t change anything.

Government distrust has been on the decline for decades, but a recent poll shows a slight increase.

The last time Congress formally declared war was in World War II.