By Melissa Nann Burke, The chant that greeted Mary Sheffield on Detroit’s primary election night rang true Tuesday: “First female mayor! First female mayor!” ...

Nancy Pelosi's retirement signals the last in a series of Capitol Hill departures for powerful California politicians, ...

After generations in supporting roles, Black women are now leading some of America’s largest cities and reshaping how cities ...

Presumed 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom, Democratic governor of California and a card-carrying member of the San ...

Among young male voters, 38 percent would vote for the California governor in 2028 compared to 33 percent for the vice president.

More than 90% of Americans think the United States could have its first woman president within a decade, a poll showed on Monday, as Vice-President Kamala Harris is increasingly tipped as favourite ...

More than 8,000 miles (12,870 kms) from Washington, Indian women have been rooting for the "America lady" in the village of U ...

Dick Cheney, a powerful vice president and a chief architect of the war in Iraq after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and part of ...

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, has been elected mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and ...

Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since ...

Sheffield, 38, is part of a rising number of Black female mayors elected to lead large U.S. cities in recent years, a ...