Ascending to lead the House and Senate Appropriations committees is a feat for these four lawmakers who arrived in Washington when few other women served in Congress. IE 11 is not supported.

Women of the Year: In Congress, record numbers, record diversity and new power It hasn't been fast and it hasn't been easy, but the rising tide of congresswomen is changing Capitol Hill.

24/7 Insights Men still outnumber female members of Congress. Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders. Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times.

They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to. Rep. Kay Granger, a Republican from Texas ...

The powerful spending panels in Congress oversee an annual federal budget of roughly $1.7 trillion and are responsible for crafting policies that affect nearly every corner of American life.

WASHINGTON — They sponsor bills. They pass laws. They’re some of the most powerful politicians in the United States. But they couldn’t even wear pants to work until the mid-1990s. There may ...

The four lawmakers have all been in Congress since the 1990s, when there were far fewer women serving, and have steadily worked together as they have climbed the ranks of the committees. Ms.

L ateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when her class took a field trip to San Francisco City Hall.

K atherine Clark is already one of the most powerful women in Congress, but her influence will be magnified if the Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives on November 5.. It ...

San Francisco — Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when her class took a field trip to San ...