Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton, the first Black woman to hold that position, is fighting for more progress in 2024, writes Sean Kitchen for The Keystone. McClinton, a Southwest ...

Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.

The superintendent has apologized, but State House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) insists that what happened Wednesday at First Colonial High School was ...

Nancy Pelosi is an American Democratic politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Elected to Congress in 1987, she is one of the most senior Democratic Party leaders and ...

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday. She was 49. Love had been undergoing treatment for ...

Legislators last week honored the memory of Robert Clark, the first Black lawmaker of the 20th century. Plus, updates on last week's happenings in the legislature.