Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

Angela Alsobrooks became Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator in Jan. 2025 after holding elected office for 14 years in Prince ...

Warnock has worked steadfastly in a bipartisan way to deliver legislation that would help close racial equity gaps in this ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

the first Black state senator to represent Long Island in the governing body’s 247-year history. In Albany she will represent ...

Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK ...