On July 19, 1848, three hundred men and women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York for a convention that began a movement. They discussed the social, civil, and religious rights and condition of women.

Democrats are betting on rising stars — and viral moments — to hold a swing-state Senate seat in a year when control of the ...

Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near ...

In recent decades, more Michigan governors have been homegrown, but the state's first 17 governors were all born elsewhere.

April 4, 2017 - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees, after Kimberly Hively sues Ivy Tech Community College for ...

Virginia is on the verge of making history in 2025 as the state prepares to elect its first female governor, regardless of which candidate wins in November.

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears highlighted her policies over the historic possibility of becoming Virginia's first female governor in her campaign against Democrat Abigail Spanberger.

This fall’s gubernatorial race in Virginia will make history no matter the winner: Either Democrat Abigail Spanberger or Republican Winsome Earle-Sears will become the state’s first elected ...

Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan's next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a miscarriage she had ...

LANSING, Mich. — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a ...