Rep. Janelle Bynum, a former state legislator, was sworn in on this weekend, pledging to prioritize bipartisan solutions for ...

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Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...

An emotional General Assembly gathering to remember the 100 Black Virginians served in the Virginia General Assembly from the late 1870s to 1890 and in the 1867 constitutional convention.

Did you know that in 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States? The founders of the Constitution expected leadership that transcends riches and connections, a ...

As one of the very few women in Congress, Florence, never considered herself a feminist and was never seen as a suffragette.

Donald Trump takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and ...

One of the measures he had telegraphed throughout the campaign was that on “day one”, he would “launch the largest ...

Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as ...

The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 ...

A new book spotlights Frances Perkins' efforts to challenge the United States' restrictive immigration policies as President ...

President Trump made major policy moves immediately after taking office, withdrawing from major international agreements, ...