Outraged Democrats are testing the limits of their diminished power as they try to stop the stunning power grabs of President ...

A 14-year veteran of elected office in Prince George’s County before her win in November, Angela Alsobrooks and her barrier-breaking victory marked a new era, not just in Maryland politics, but also ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states.

State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s politics, but they tell no single story for women’s political progress.

Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado, a Democrat, is leading a bipartisan effort to allow new parents to represent their ...