The Trump team has rarely if ever faced such resistance from within the government, a move that may pave the way for further ...

Luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond are celebrated and memorialized in 25 commemorative plaques that now bear ...

A look at key moments at the White House’s signature outdoor setting amid reports that it may be turned into a ...

For the first time in the state’s 205 years, two Black Alabamians are serving in the House of Representatives.

A local icon. A symbol of San Francisco politics. A Speaker emerita. A matriarch. A badass. So when retired Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken found 1972 photos of the former Speaker of the House ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has heaped praise on Trump in hopes of avoiding the tariffs that the White House has slapped on other countries.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) will hold a virtual press conference today to highlight how she says President Trump's funding ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added ...

It was just one month before the general election in 1978, and Beverly Byron was like a “house afire — on a mission,” her son ...

As President Trump continues his push to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records, Washington State Democrats ...