Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.

Rep. Charles Diggs of Michigan formed the Democratic Select Committee, which became formally organized into the Congressional ...

"I am the granddaughter of sharecroppers and I am the first African American democratic nominee running for Congress in a community where my grandfather came to for a job opportunity with no ...

This historic moment will be shared alongside four other African-American senators ... is the first to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In his first speech as a freshman ...

The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

“As we begin the 119th Congress, Senate Republicans have high enthusiasm and are focused on delivering for the American people,” Scott said in a statement provided to the Washington Examine ...