Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will become the state’s first Latino senator after defeating MAGA loyalist Kari Lake.

Eight years ago, Blunt-Rochester first made history in Congress as the first Black person and woman elected to represent ...

In a new lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Mississippi state Senate of severely underpaying a Black staff ...

Fox was first elected to represent the 7th Suffolk district in 1985, and when she announced plans to not seek a 17th term in ...

The day is dark, the forces arrayed are tenacious, but as the late Nation editorial board member Toni Morrison wrote “No!

Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s complete shellacking at the polls last Tuesday, many Democrats are wondering if ...

The battle for control of the House still remains uncalled. Meanwhile, the Senate GOP is set to hold leadership elections ...

A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the ...

At the start of the year, Texas' sweeping ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education took effect, prompting a polarized response fr ...

Tom Homan, a 62-year-old former police officer and long-serving immigration official, has been appointed as Donald Trump's "border czar". The president-elect confirmed he would have a wide-ranging ...

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic ...

Plenty of House Republicans are privately jockeying for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. There’s one big problem: ...