John Lewis’ successor in Congress is already used to making ‘good trouble’

Nikema Williams is the first woman to represent Georgia’s 5th district, taking the mantle from civil…

Where the Republican Party stands after Trump, according to Wyoming’s junior senator

A self-described libertarian-leaning Republican, Sen. Cynthia Lummis has been a Wyoming state representative, state senator, state…

Alex Padilla replaced Kamala Harris in the Senate. Now, he’s pushing for an immigration overhaul.

When Kamala Harris resigned from the Senate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vote was the only one…

Meet Byron Donalds, Florida’s third-ever Black Republican in Congress

Before Byron Donalds became a congressman, he worked in banking and insurance and was a Florida…

They’re coming in hot: The best quotes from our interviews with Congress’ most diverse freshman class

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that the 117th Congress would be the most diverse…

Ritchie Torres represents America’s poorest congressional district. He’s on a mission to save public housing.

Ritchie Torres already made history in 2013, when he became the youngest member of the New…

Liberal push to expand Supreme Court is all but dead among Hill Dems

Supreme Court expansion was one of the left’s most galvanizing ideas during the 2020 Democratic primary.…

With Manchin in the limelight, West Virginia’s other senator seizes her moment

Everyone in politics studies Joe Manchin’s every utterance these days. They should also start tuning into…

‘Citizens’ juries’ deliver climate crisis verdict to Westminster

Katie Lloyd signed up last year to join a cross-section of people in her area of…

Out of a heap of broken images, Chernobyl seeks World Heritage status

A mothballed nuclear power station surrounded by wasteland, rubble and abandoned buildings is not what most…