The U.S. Senate has two Black women in office, for the first time Niambi M. Carter - February 14, 2025 Why the election of Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester is a big deal.
Who do voters actually blame for inflation? Nyron N. Crawford and Alexandra Guisinger - November 21, 2023 They see several causes at work – including some out of Biden’s control.
Congress finally passed a federal anti-lynching bill — after 120 years of failure Justin Peck and Jeffery Jenkins - March 9, 2022 For decades, a small, intensely committed Senate minority was able to use Senate rules to block change and maintain the Jim Crow system in the South
Why aren’t there more Black female judges on the federal bench? Gbemende Johnson - February 22, 2022 Biden has nominated more than ever — but Black women face many obstacles in legal careers
Virginia’s new lieutenant governor is a Black Republican woman. That identity is more common than you may think. Andra Gillespie - January 21, 2022 Winsome Sears represents a persistent minority viewpoint in Black politics.
State legislatures likely to have more women and people of color next year Paru Shah, Erika Vallejo, Eric Gonzalez Juenke, and Bernard Fraga - October 22, 2020 And that predicts what Congress will look like in the future
Congress can’t easily pass police reforms. Here’s why. Sarah Binder - June 5, 2020 Public attention will shift — and the Republican Senate will ignore House action.
Congress moved quickly on the massive emergency spending bill. Here are four takeaways. Sarah Binder - March 26, 2020 No one wants the blame for failing to act in a crisis.
The Republican Senate went nuclear again to speed up confirming conservative judges. Sarah Binder - April 5, 2019 Here are four takeaways from the Senate’s shift toward majority rule.
Of course Trump has something on Lindsey Graham: His voters Michael Tesler - January 21, 2019 Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) has gone from being one