Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time ...

Nov 5 • 11:59 PM ET AP calls New York District 2 for Andrew Garbarino ... 9:44 PM ET AP calls Illinois District 1 for Jonathan Jackson. Nov 5 • 9:43 PM ET AP calls North Carolina District ...

The election is shaping up to be a hip-pocket showdown, but this doesn’t bode well for the country as a whole.

Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also ...

Following the qualifying election deadline, there are now 22 candidates running for mayor of Jackson. Incumbent Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed qualifying papers at the very last minute on Friday and will ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has not yet filed for re-election, with the deadline just days away."I'm going to. As I said, I'm going to. I'm working on my paperwork. And doing everything that I ...

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...

Eleven candidates have qualified as of Jan. 24 to run in Jackson's 2025 mayoral race, according to an "unofficial list" released by the city. Notably absent from the list is Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar ...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A northeast Georgia mayor says he will challenge U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in the Republican primary in ...

Notably absent from the list is Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. The qualifying period deadline for candidates running in the 2025 elections is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Lumumba has said multiple ...

The deadline to qualify for municipal elections in the City of Jackson was Friday, January 31. All eyes were waiting on incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba to enter his ...