A historic number of women will take their seats in the U.S. Senate this January -- a full fifth of the upper chamber -- yet the country has still not...

The woman who was once viewed as a liability on the campaign trail in 2008 is now viewed as a greater asset than her husband as he seeks re-election in 2012. Could she one day see herself following Hillary Clinton's footsteps down the path of first lady turned presidential candidate?

Two Pulitzer Prize winning columnists took aim at President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The Washington Post's Kathleen Parker called him the "first fem...

My interest in politics was first sparked by the 2000 election. I decided, at age six, that I wanted to be a news reporter.

Real social change happens on the streets, by the people. Hopefully we have civic leaders who are brave enough to stand with us.

I realized there must be a lot of young women out there thinking about running for president, and I wanted to know who they are.

If not her, who? Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may or may not become the first female president of the United States, but if fate and voters deny he...