Democrat Sarah McBride is expected to make history next week as the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S.

The attorney general and governor's offices are two of 10 statewide executive branch positions composing North Carolina's ...

Insights Men still outnumber female members of Congress.  Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders.  Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also: ...

The US Congress is often referred to as a single entity, but it is a combination of the House of Representatives and the ...

Members of Congress are not allowed to continue in their prior jobs while working on Capitol Hill, although their net worth continues to increase through investments. Indeed, many Washington, D.C., ...

The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue, with sharp political divides. Some argue that slavery still ...

Two North Carolina congresswomen are calling for a federal investigation into a 2008 housing crisis-era program that allowed ...

Kansas has four seats in the U.S. House, and at least one of them will have a new member of Congress after the 2024 election.

or a divided Congress that could force a season of compromise or stalemate. Billions of dollars have been spent by the ...

Ahead of the election, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, told MPR’s Politics Friday that Democrats prioritized voters’ top concerns over the last two years — safeguarding reproductive ...

Control of Congress is stake this election. Races for the House and Senate will determine which party holds the majority — ...

Four incumbent Democrats face challengers in U.S. House districts in Massachusetts. Five other Democrats are unopposed in ...