Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the ...

Exploring the meaning of seniority in all of its American manifestations.

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

This is the first time in 14 years a freshman congress member has been appointed to the committee, which is usually reserved for more senior members.

He did not endorse Trump during the primary, instead supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and he was one of the first early dissenters against Johnson's return as House Speaker. Members of ...

WASHINGTON — If you ask the new U.S. House and Senate members moving into their offices, the start of the 119th Congress feels like the first day of school. Republicans are in full control of ...

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 ...

Katie Porter. She defeated Rep. Harley Rouda. Friday was the first day of work for California's nine new House members, and their first order of business involved typical congressional chaos, as ...

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new ... representing 42% of members across both chambers. Among Republicans, only 15% are women.As for age — which has been a ...

The new term of Congress, which lasts two years, begins Friday, when House members are expected to be sworn in. But first, they'll have to elect a speaker, which has not come easy for a divided ...

Congress isn’t getting any younger. In fact, compared with the previous session, it’s 79 days older, and the third oldest in U.S. history. With an average member age of 58.9 years old ...

There share of Congress members who identify as Christian outpaces the general U.S. population, a survey found. Stephen Walker via Unsplash While the number of U.S. adults that identify as ...