Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is calling for DNC delegates to consider how the Democratic Party’s infrastructure can support a “war machine” to lead attacks against Republicans. The letter to state party chairs ahead of the DNC chair election, shared

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol's rotunda at the invitation of congressional leaders, the Carter Center announced Monday. The memorial services and honors for the former president are expected to span several days and

The new member: Rep.-elect Cleo Fields (D-La.) How they got here: Fields won his return to Congress after defeating Republican Elbert Guillory and Democrat Quentin Anderson. He notched nearly 51 percent of the vote. Inside the campaign: The race for

Nothing much surprised Elaine Chao when she was named secretary of Labor by former President George W. Bush or secretary of Transportation during Donald Trump’s first term. That’s because she had served in other cabinet positions — and has been