The Texas Congressman takes sisterhood very seriously. She has often lifted up two legendary members of the sorority: Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, and Barbara ...

A declaration of Black queer love radiated from the Texas State Capitol in Austin last week as Democratic State ...

On Friday, the 119th United States Congress officially began as new members took the oath of office on Capitol Hill. It was a historic day for Black lawmakers, marked by groundbreaking milestones ...

Today, 67 Black lawmakers serve in Congress, the largest contingent ever on Capitol Hill. But the five Republicans – Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Wesley Hunt of ...

WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his ...

I do need to take it seriously, because violence has become a very real thing in this chamber,’ Crockett told The Independent ...

(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called on Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security operation, Operation Lone Star. Abbott sent letters to the leaders of the U ...

Byron Donalds of Florida, Wesley Hunt of Texas, John James of Michigan and Burgess Owens of Utah — are not members of the Congressional Black Caucus and didn’t attend the ceremony. All are ...