Ever wonder why the Democratic Party uses a donkey and the GOP uses an elephant? The answer is more dramatic—and more ...

The 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast made the elephant the Republican Party’s symbol, but today the hamster would be more suitable for congressional Republicans. The phrase “hamster wheel” is ...

On January 15, 1870, political illustrator Thomas Nast published a cartoon in Harper’s Weekly that would come to be known as the Democratic Party’s symbol. The … ...

The elephant has killed people in about 12 separate attacks in India since Jan. 1 MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty At least 17 people have been killed by an elephant in India in a series of attacks that ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California died after suffering a medical emergency on Jan. 5, officials said. He was 65. Sheriff's deputies responded to LaMalfa's home at 6:50 p.m. on Jan. 5 for ...

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa died Tuesday during emergency surgery. He was 65. His death tightens the razor-thin House majority and loosens Speaker Mike Johnson's grip on the chamber.

Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented a Northern California district, has died at 65 years old. He represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, previously serving in the ...

U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican from California, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. He was 65. Several colleagues on X were the first to report the news, but LaMalfa’s ...

Trump and Johnson reacted to the 7-term congressman’s unexpected death. California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died at the age of 65, according to his office -- as President Donald Trump, House ...

Donald Trump Jr. proclaimed the Republican Party is a thing of the past — his dad is now leading the “America First Party” and “Make America Great Again Party.” President Donald Trump’s son made the ...

Like a kid in a toy store with a nearly unlimited supply of someone else's money, President Donald Trump is on a shopping spree the likes of which America has never seen. With the announcements ...