Robert Clark paved the way for future Black legislators in Mississippi when he successfully ran for the Mississippi house in 1968.

Robert G. Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century, dies at 96. He rose to leadership positions after ...

Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting ...

After showing up with t-shirts and signs of protests, members of Congress walked out of President Donald Trump's speech following a chaotic start. A number of Congress members, heavily on the ...

Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black Librarian of Congress, faces uncertainty in her reappointment next year due to political tensions and the Republican Senate.

Several Black lawmakers walked out of Trump's address, but some stayed. ''This is our House. We’re not leaving,’’ said Sen.

Donald Trump heralded a 'golden age of America' - but with Democrats demoralised and Republicans jubilant, Washington's political divisions were rarely more visible.

The US president celebrated Elon Musk's Doge, defended his trade war and vowed to press on with his whirlwind agenda in ...

President Donald Trump has begun his address to Congress and the American people, laying out his plans for the months ahead.