On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

The liquor sales ban, in place since 1907, impacted a three-block patch of the North Side neighborhood. Nearly 85% of voters ...

An election supply business owner created the classic "I Voted" sticker in the 1980s. The American flag design endures today.

Peanut the Squirrel becomes a right-wing icon in final days of the election, fueling online outrage and memes.

Here’s a timeless dictum that aptly applies to election administration: Everything looks suspicious when you don’t know how anything works. Elections are a complex mix of diverse laws ...

I think as a country we’ve just gotten to a point where we have gotten too supercharged and too emotional,” Justin Phelps ...

“I’d say that Micah Beckwith is a product and a symbol of a lot of unrest in the Indiana Republican ... Indiana lawmakers ...

Potted plants, succulents and flowers usher the beauty of nature inside. If you’re tempted to bring flowers, opt for ...

With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching ... who has lived in the U.S. for seven years. “It was the symbol of ...

Waukee girls swimmer Tori Kettles and Norwalk football player Eli Robbins were voted the Des Moines Register's metro-area female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of Oct. 13-19.

Kettles all use a similar amount of energy to boil a litre of water, but that doesn’t mean they’re all equally efficient. To be energy efficient, a kettle should have a low minimum fill, ideally 300ml ...

He announced that, under this strategy, the INDIA alliance's joint candidates would contest all nine by-election seats using the Samajwadi Party’s 'cycle' symbol. He further emphasized the ...