Lawmakers return to Washington this week with a series of immediate decisions to make on policy squabbles and leadership fights that have major consequences for finance.

Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for revenge. On the campaign trail, he joked about being a dictator on “day one ...

WASHINGTON -- Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine ...

Several candidates are poised to become the first of their demographic to represent their states in the House or Senate.

McBride became the first openly transgender state senator in American history when she was elected in 2020. “Whenever you are ...

Having won a big victory, Donald Trump can claim a mandate. But recent history shows that voters punish politicians who change things too much.

Klobuchar was Minnesota’s first woman elected to U.S. Senate in 2006. Omar was the first Somalian American in Congress in ...

Republican Rep. Young Kim, who in 2020 was one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress, fended off a challenge ...

The 59-year-old is expected to be re-elected with ease, as are three other Indian American Congress members. They include ...

Shares of bank and credit card stocks, such as American Express ( AXP -0.04%), Synchrony Financial ( SYF -0.60%), and ...

A Nigerian-American Democrat, Oye Owolewa, has been re-elected as a Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia, DC.

The Library of Congress gives information on November being Native American Heritage Month and the history of how the monthlong designation began. 1 What is Native American Heritage Month? What ...