Senator Kamala Harris, who served as California’s first woman attorney general and is now the first woman of color nominated for national office by a major political party, says she draws inspiration ...

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than ...

Halle Berry joins female senators as they introduce new legislation to boost federal research on menopause, at the Capitol, May 2, 2024. The legislation calls for the federal government to spend more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California Capitol stands in Sacramento as the legislative session opens, Jan. 5, 2026. Photo: Madeline Shannon / The Center ...

Editor's note: Madeline Shannon, a reporter with The Center Square, is based at the California Capitol in Sacramento and begins filing her stories there today as the new legislative session starts.