The Women of the 118th Congress are being recognized as a group as part of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a ...

The group says it's the most diverse leadership team to lead the Democratic Women's Caucus as the party focuses significantly ...

Despite holding 29 percent of the seats in today's Congress, women have only 17 percent of committee leadership positions ...

Asked by one congressman how she could be a mother of two small children and a member of Congress at the same time, she ...

Women represent more than half of local government positions in Wake County and wield influence as some of the most powerful ...

Schroeder was elected by Colorado voters in 1972 and then reelected 11 times, becoming one of the most influential Democrats ...

USA TODAY's Women of the Year honors those of the 118th U.S. Congress. Women form more than a quarter of voting members, the highest in U.S. history.

Democrats and Republicans — stood and applauded when it was noted she was the first Black woman to represent Virginia in ...

Va., has made history as the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress but many other states still haven't done so.

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who ...

Democrat Jennifer McClellan is set to be sworn in to the U.S. House, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in ...

Democrat Jennifer McClellan has been sworn into the U.S. House, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in ...