The first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez has declined to run again in 2026 after serving 16 terms.

Jeanette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to Congress. She represented her Montana district with a fierce devotion to ...

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman elected Speaker of the House, said Thursday she will not seek another term in the House of Representatives.The longtime California Democrat made the announcement in a ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - On this day in 1992, Cynthia McKinney made history as the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Georgia. McKinney followed in her father’s footsteps, serving in the ...

Her departure will mark the end of an era for Congress. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye ...

WASHINGTON — In a final love letter to San Francisco, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the nation’s first female speaker of the House and twice served in that top job, said Thursday she will not ...

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday that she will not run for reelection to Congress in 2026, ending a ...

The late Utah Rep. Mia Love was honored Monday with the first ever Martha Hughes Cannon Legacy Award, highlighting her ...

AMHERST, NY — The Amherst Main Public Library will be under a new name in the near future. On Monday, the town of Amherst ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Historian Lorissa Rinehart visited the University of Georgia as the featured ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye as the California Democrat wraps up one of the most ...