In recent years, the Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature has passed a host of laws restricting women’s health care and ...

A renowned lawyer who has become India's first openly queer member of parliament, Menaka Guruswamy from West Bengal has said she will stand for "equality, fraternity and non-discrimination." The ...

“I am very excited but also feel the responsibility on my shoulders.” ...

He's calling for the "nuclear option," but Senate Republicans seem unwilling to go along with him... for now.

Members of Congress, advocates, and people from across the country gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to protest proposed federal legislation that voting rights activists have deemed “Jim ...

Draped in garlands, Bhumika Shrestha on Monday became Nepal's first transgender woman lawmaker, marking a proud milestone for ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) warned that President Donald Trump's policies could undo decades of progress on civil, voting, LGBTQ, and women's rights, urging Democrats and Americans to act now.

There is no question that Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. had a significant impact on the civil rights movement, Democratic Party politics and D.C.’s struggle for statehood. After I heard of his death, I ...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the 9th ...

U.S. Rep Stevens, State Sen. McMorrow, and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed compete for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator.

The New Jersey Globe is premiering a weekly interview series with state legislators, beginning this week with Luanne Peterpaul. Assemblywoman Luanne ...