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 ...

Rep. Janelle Bynum, a former state legislator, was sworn in on this weekend, pledging to prioritize bipartisan solutions for ...

An emotional General Assembly gathering to remember the 100 Black Virginians served in the Virginia General Assembly from the late 1870s to 1890 and in the 1867 constitutional convention.

Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...

equity and inclusion initiatives has led the Air Force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a U.S ...

Sean Duffy, the president's pick to lead the Department of Transportation, has advanced to the final round of the Senate confirmation process that will decide whether he assumes a top Cabinet ...

Bessent is the first out gay Treasury secretary and the first LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, according to The Associated Press. When Trump named Bessent as ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

The Senate on Thursday advanced Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in a vote that was mostly along party lines, presenting Republicans with a major test of unity just days into President ...

Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) January 23, 2025 Murkowski is the first Republican Senator to openly withhold her support from Hegseth. Currently, Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve ... said extending the big tax cuts Trump pushed during his first administration would be his priority. “This is pass-fail, that if ...