Next year’s elections could reshape representation in Congress and set a new milestone in U.S. political history.

On Nov. 21, 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States senator.

From Texas to South Carolina, a new wave of Black women candidates is stepping into the U.S. Senate race, potentially making ...

Donald Trump is projected to win the U.S. presidential election, according to NBC News. With that, the United States will continue its over 200-year tradition of having a man in the highest office.

Carol Moseley Braun is no stranger to stepping into new territory. She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate now she shares that... The first Black woman U.S. Senator looks back on her ...