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Samuel Gompers (1850–1924), labor leader, founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor; Jane Addams (1860–1935), social worker and activist; W.E.B. DuBois (1868–1963), Black leader [35] [better source needed] [dubious – discuss] William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934), civil rights leader and founder of the Boston ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker seeking the Minority Leader post to retain the House party leadership, as the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections. She ran successfully for Minority Leader in the 112th Congress. [9] In 2014, Eric Cantor became the first House Majority Leader to lose a primary ...
The class of 2024 brings a new cast of characters to Capitol Hill for the second Donald Trump administration as Republicans officially take control of Congress.
The inaugural Liberal Party National Convention was held on December 6–8, 2024, in Houston, Texas. [16] Two new state affiliates, the New Hampshire Classic Liberal Party and the Montana Liberal Party, became affiliated with the party, and the party is currently working on creating 10 new state affiliates. Interim chair Trisha Butler was ...
The question has loomed over Democrats and their allies since Donald Trump was elected to a second term: Do party leaders and liberal, pro-democracy activists have the juice to launch a passionate ...
National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress Laura J. Nelson, Angie Orellana Hernandez October 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Each party elects a floor leader, who is known as the majority leader or minority leader. The minority leader heads their party in the House, and the majority leader is their party's second-highest-ranking official, behind the speaker. Party leaders decide what legislation members of their party should either support or oppose.