Topic: Ayanna Pressley

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive so-called Squad, claimed victory in her primary race late Tuesday as unofficial state results show she was poised to maintain her Democratic Party nomination.

Thirteen members of Congress have called on regulators to block a proposed merger between financial giants Capital One and Discover, saying the deal will be bad for consumers.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said Thursday she is sponsoring the Books Save Lives Act to stop discriminatory book bans and require public and school libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books.

A multiracial coalition of congresswomen in Washington, D.C., has formed the first-ever Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment to ratify the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday amid several high-profile bank failures in the United States that have rattled world financial markets.

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday debated the legality and impact of the Equal Rights Amendment, which has a 100-year history, but never has become the law of the land.

The House is probing Twitter's handling of a news story regarding a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, as the GOP-led chamber seeks to turn its investigative sights on the Biden family, big tech and the border.

"The Hair Tales," a new docuseries featuring Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, Chloe Bailey and Tracee Ellis Ross, is coming to Hulu.

House Democrats Thursday passed a package of new bills that would fund recruitment and training for police departments across the country, and includes new language for police accountability.

Seventeen House lawmakers were arrested Tuesday after participating in a protest against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Capitol Police said.