Thirteen members of the 119th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew ...

With each announcement of a Cabinet nominee, Trump moved closer to assembling a team of advisers with a long history of ...

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

Congress is often criticized for being “out of touch” with the American public. One biting critique is that Congress just doesn’t “look like” the constituents they represent. Its members are ...

Congress is often criticized for being “out of touch” with the American public. One biting critique is that Congress just ...

The At-Large Council appointment of Angelina Hamilton Steiner -- replacing Tristan Rader, who is now a member of the Ohio ...

Members can also receive per diem outside of the session ... Incumbent Joel Rudman defeated Keith Ellis Gillum in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and ...

These change-makers are helping to implement policies that uplift the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission for equality and justice. By Shannon Dawson, article courtesy of NewsOne.com The icon ...

Among many groups who plan a yearly advocacy day at the Capitol to speak face-to-face with their representatives are hundreds ...

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts of two women senators and two representatives from Alabama ... the historic election of two Black U.S. House ...