By almost any measure, California has lost clout in Congress in the last few years, with a lack of top leaders and committee leaders.

The Democratic National Committee chose Mr. Martin, the leader of the Minnesota Democrats, to help oversee a demoralized ...

Gail Kelly left South Africa in her 40s and became one of the most powerful women in the world as the CEO of Westpac.

Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of late President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy Onassis, has been rather buzzy lately.

Pat Ravasio doesn’t tiptoe around the topic of climate change. Its realities matter too much for her. Ravasio’s approach — “Don’t ask people if they believe in climate change. Ask if they understand ...

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died ...

Congressional stock trading has been a contentious issue in Washington, with Sen. Jon Ossoff proposing legislation to ban it, but a blanket ban would be unfair to lawmakers with lower salaries.

After college, she worked as an organizer for low-wage workers in several states before returning to Texas to help with her mother's 1990 gubernatorial campaign. In 2004, she was a founder of ...

which she won in 1990. Four years later, Ann Richards lost her reelection bid to Republican George W. Bush. In the early 2000s, Ms. Richards served as deputy chief of staff for Rep. Nancy Pelosi ...

After college, she worked as an organizer for low-wage workers in several states before returning to Texas to help with her mother's 1990 gubernatorial campaign. In 2004, she was a founder of ...

After college, she worked as an organizer for low-wage workers in several states before returning to Texas to help with her mother’s 1990 gubernatorial campaign. In 2004, she was a founder of ...