Before Sewell was selected Wednesday, no Black woman held a leadership position on the Ways and Means Committee in the panel's 236-year history.

Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala ... policies — a change that may have swayed some in the party. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said in a press conference after the vote ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham ... and now have our first African American to lead the party, Hakeem Jeffries,” Sewell said, referring to the House Minority Leader from New York. Sewell, first elected to serve Alabama’s 7th ...

The House passed the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, with 61 Democrats voting in support of the bill.

Alabama’s bipartisan delegation returned to Washington with roles on several key committees. Sen. Katie Britt (R) joined the Senate Judiciary Committee, which evaluates all federal judicial nominations,

With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts of two women senators and two representatives from Alabama, the Congressional Black Caucus held a swearing-in ceremony Friday morning before members took the oath of office for the 119th U.

A historic 2025 tax debate is formally underway. A lot of the early focus is on an issue well known to pretty much every taxpayer: the child tax credit.

Moderate House Democrats joined Republicans to support passage of the Laken Riley Act. Was this a post-election change of heart on illegal immigration?

Seven of the 11 Democratic senators up for re-election in 2026 voted to advance the bill, including Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters of Michigan, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mark Warner of Virginia, John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico.

Alabama’s congressional delegation grabbed key committee assignments on Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures participated in a ceremonial investiture Friday at the federal courthouse in Mobile.

Four state party chairs are backing Minnesota's Ken Martin in his bid to chair the Democratic National Committee (DNC), ABC News has learned. David Hogg, gun control activist, March for our Lives ...