When Sen. Laphonza Butler was sworn in to the Senate in October 2023, she joined a small — and lonely — club: being a Black woman in the United States Senate. And when her term concludes at ...

Fewer women in Congress in 2025. Twenty-five women are set to serve in the Senate come January, including three newcomers — ...

Never in the Senate have two Black women served at the same time. Harris was only the second Black woman and first South Asian woman to serve in the Senate, before she was elected vice president.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives to speak with reporters about the reconciliation process to advance ...

Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed to the role in 2012 by Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, Senate majority leader at the time.