Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.

The number of women in the U.S. Senate is unlikely to increase and may decline following the November midterm elections, ...

Minnesota Democrats on Tuesday picked Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as their Senate nominee, backing a candidate who could be the first Native American woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. Flanagan, a ...

When several young women came forward last month with allegations of sexual misconduct against now-former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., — which Swalwell denied — the nation got a glimpse into what ...

A ball snapped in a leather glove as the sun rose higher over Capitol Hill. The hits weren’t coming easily that morning. “Wait for your pitch,” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., yelled from the dugout. A few ...

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Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a candidate for the U.S. Senate and a member of the White Earth Nation, has received some of her campaign funds from Indian tribes. Credit: MinnPost file photo D.C. Memo | A ...

WASHINGTON -- Democrats pressing to win control of Congress in the midterm elections are also reaching for a major milestone in their ranks: electing at least 100 women to the House, the most ever in ...