Despite facing controversy in recent months, the Women's March took place for the third year in a row on Saturday — just after a record number of women took their place in Congress during a historic midterm election. The participants at this year's…

Many federal employees have been working without pay since the partial government shutdown began last month, and this week, former President George W. Bush called on lawmakers to take action. According to a photo posted to his Instagram account,…

On the heels of a midterm election in which record numbers of women were elected to Congress, the Women's March is slated to take place on Saturday for the third year in a row. Despite facing ramped-up criticism in recent months, historians tell…

Three Chicago police officers have been acquitted of trying to cover up the Laquan McDonald shooting in 2014. Back in October, former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery after fatally…

On Friday, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard officially announced that she is running for president in 2020, joining what is likely to become a crowded field of Democrats who want to defeat President Donald Trump. Although she has been called a progressive…

A former secretary of Housing and Urban Development just launched his campaign for next year's presidential election, joining a crowded field of Democrats who want to replace President Donald Trump. Former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro is running…

Prior to joining President Donald Trump's administration, Social Security official Robert W. Patterson was a right-wing commentator who criticized working mothers, homosexuality, and contraception, Media Matters reported Friday. In one post that he…

After being discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day following a cancer treatment surgery, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recovery is going well — and there are no more signs of cancer. Ginsburg will work from home next week as she…

In light of the ongoing partial government shutdown, five federal workers argued in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that they shouldn't be required to work without a paycheck. The lawsuit alleges that forcing federal employees to work…

The House Oversight Committee — and the American public — will hear all about the work President Donald Trump's former lawyer did when Michael Cohen testifies next month. Before he begins a three-year prison sentence in March, Cohen will appear…

A woman in China recently woke up with a rare ear condition that left her unable to hear deeper sounds. As a result, the woman can't hear men's voices, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the woman — identified only by her…

Members of the 116th Congress were sworn into office on Thursday, many of them women of color who made history by being elected. Among them was Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who — alongside Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib — became one of the first Muslim…

Ever since she won her midterm race back in November, newly-minted New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has fiercely advocated for a "Green New Deal" to tackle climate change. To finance this deal, Ocasio-Cortez recently proposed an income tax…

Roughly two weeks into the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump met with Democratic leaders on Friday to discuss reopening the government. However, The Daily Beast reported that their meeting did not result in much progress, as Trump…

Women and people of color shattered records and made history on Thursday as they took their oaths of office and were officially sworn into Congress. Among them was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to the House. Despite…

Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib made history on Thursday when she was officially sworn in as the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. After taking her oath of office, Tlaib pledged that she and her fellow Democrats were going to "go…

The government has been partially shut down for roughly two weeks, and President Donald Trump has thus far refused to sign off on any government funding bills that don't include money for his border wall. But even as hundreds of thousands of federal…

After the 116th Congress officially began its session on Thursday, one Republican lawmaker reintroduced a bill designed to make President Trump's border wall a reality. According to The Hill, Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson's "Buy a Brick, Build the Wall…

Democrats officially reclaimed control of the House of Representatives on Thursday, after freshman lawmakers were sworn in and Nancy Pelosi was elected as Speaker of the House. And they are ready to go to work on a number of issues. In addition to…

Newly-elected members of the 116th Congress were sworn in on Thursday, with many women and people of color making history as they officially took their places on Capitol Hill. Many members of the new Congress brought their kids to their swearing-in…