Topic: Ayanna Pressley

Kim Janey, who was a witness to one of the darkest moments in Boston's history, on Wednesday officially became the first Black person and first woman to hold the office of mayor.

A group of three dozen House Democrats signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to commute the death sentences of all federal death row inmates and work to dismantle the form of punishment at the federal leve

U.S. Rep. Adrian Espaillat of New York said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the fourth U.S. lawmaker to announce such a diagnosis since the U.S. Capitol riot.

Younger members of the U.S. House of Representatives are more likely to work across the aisle than their older colleagues, a new study shows.

The Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos face a class-action lawsuit demanding a stop to garnishment of student borrowers' wages.

President Donald Trump touted the strength of the U.S. economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a three-term Congressman and the only black Republican in the House of Representatives, announced he will not seek reelection in 2020.

President Donald Trump attacked House oversight chairman Elijah Cummings Saturday for criticizing condition of detention facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Dozens of British politicians condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that certain Democratic congresswomen should "go back" to the "crime infested" countries they came from.

Acting Homeland Security chief Kevin McAleenan told a House panel Thursday he's been warning Congress about an impending "breaking point" at the U.S.-Mexico border, but lawmakers won't pass needed immigration funding.