The next Congress will include a record number of LGBTQ+ lawmakers elected to Capitol Hill, with 17 of the 18 LGBTQ+ candidates who ran for federal office securing their seats.

Midterm elections are traditionally viewed as a check on the party in control of the White House. With Republicans holding control of all three branches of government, President Donald Trump was able ...

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), who has expressed strong support for LGBTQ related issues, emerged as ...

D.C. Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George has named Gautam Raghavan, an openly gay former White House official under the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden as one of five co-chairs ...

By BRENDA WINTRODE | GOP Rep. Andy Harris won his ninth term in Congress on Tuesday, maintaining Maryland’s sole Republican presence in the House of Representatives despite Democrats sweeping races ...

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) could gain a leadership position on the House Appropriations Committee, which has authority over government funding. Such a position could allow him to put roadblocks in ...

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday defeated Republican Bert Mizusawa. The U.S. Senate has flipped to Democratic control. Democrats will control of the Senate after flipping the minimum ...

In St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Catholic preschools in Colorado have brought the fight to the nation’s highest court, arguing that their exclusion from the state’s universal preschool program, ...

New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas has become the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu held the Senate seat for the Granite State from 2003 to ...

New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. The Granite State Democrat defeated Republican John E. Sununu, who represented New ...

Maryland voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that would grant state lawmakers more authority to ...

The U.S. House of Representatives is projected to flip to Democratic control. According to the Associated Press, Democrats are moving toward control of the House after defeating s ...