Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first person of color to be elected as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives ... on two fronts by being a Black woman, the first to hold this ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth, representing Cold Spring, has been sworn-in as both the first Republican woman and person of color to be the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Warriors Star ...

Nancy Pelosi is an American Democratic politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Elected to Congress in 1987, she is one of the most senior Democratic Party leaders and ...

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will soon be replaced by a Republican as the third-highest-ranking U.S. official Kyler Alvord is a news editor at PEOPLE, leading the brand's political coverage.

Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the 218 votes necessary to become speaker, putting the House at a standstill until representatives can agree on their leader Republican Rep.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In its first action under its new speaker, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the deadly invasion of Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, which launched Israel ...