Houston businessman Andrew White is ending his campaign for Texas Governor.

It's almost entirely due to Democratic women flipping House seats previously held by men.

Elon Musk slashing USAID, leading to more than 600,000 deaths.

Democrats are hoping the former member of Congress can flip GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan’s seat.

Alaska just served up a big change for the 2026 US Senate map.

The ramped-up rhetoric comes as polling shows a surge in support among women for dismantling the agency.

Some of her key priorities focus on government efficiency, infrastructure improvements, public safety, workplace standards and sustainability.

Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, sports and entertainment, judicial offices and the private sector—with a little gardening mixed in! This week: —New York City's council speaker Adrienne Adams offers an account of what changes when representation reaches governing power. —2026 elections across the globe will be a big year for the health of democracy. —Ohio joins the growing national effort to honor women's political history. ... and more.

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'It's a New Dawn': Black Women Will Benefit From Mary Sheffield as Mayor

Alaska just served up a big change for the 2026 US Senate map.

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Benson predicts health care will be among the top issues during this year’s election. Yet some of her ideas have struggled in the state Legislature in recent years, even with her party in charge.

Her victory was won by the precariat: renters, transit riders, and democratic socialists who rallied, doorbelled, created social media, and registered new voters.

The announcement represents a step towards the mayor’s campaign pledge of free universal child care.

Sheffield, who took office as Detroit mayor Jan. 1, is the latest Michigan woman to make political history since women won the right to vote in 1918.

As the New Mexico Legislature’s 2026 session approaches in January, The New Mexican is examining the state’s progress when it comes to increasing the

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What makes a political candidate likable? In any competitive election, voters are faced with a choice between multiple candidates whom they are asked to learn about, form opinions of, and choose between. In this process, there are certain attributes that candidates are typically evaluated on, including things like their policy stances, partisanship, and personality traits.

Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she’s still digesting what it means to become the first female governor in Virginia’s nearly 250-year history. She...

The retired Marine fighter pilot and Democratic candidate hopes to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who she ran against in 2020.

Assuming the role Jan. 1, Alicia Johnson has made history as the first Black woman to serve in Georgia's Public Service Commission.