“Long story short, I need you to run for office.” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, then a Democratic representative-elect from New York, in a Nov. 17 conference call encouraging primary challengers to ...

The 119th Congress was sworn in Jan. 3, marking several milestones for women of color. In the Senate, two Black women are serving concurrently for the first time. And in the House, two states and one ...

WASHINGTON — Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing — the traditional power center for first ladies — is the “heart.” That “heart” ...

Smithsonian curators explore the power of words from the White House E. Claire Jerry and Lisa Kathleen Graddy Harry Truman once said that the “greatest part of the President’s job is to make decisions ...

The East Wing of the White House has long served as the public’s main gateway into the executive mansion. Until very recently, it housed the Office of the First Lady as well as the President’s Theater ...