Influential Women

Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, a candidate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District seat, looks through her "2016 Walk the Talk 2nd Amendment Calendar." (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Nevada’s Pistol-Packing Michele Fiore Aims for Congress

By Jason Dick

Posted April 11, 2016 at 10:43am

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is a former basketball player, prosecutor and private attorney. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMILY's List)

Policy

Maura Healey Targets ‘Ridiculous’ Gun Culture

By Marissa Evans

Posted April 3, 2016 at 5:00am

If Tina Smith decides to run for Minnesota governor, "she would be considered a front-runner right off the bat,” a party leader said. (Aaron Lavinsky/AP/Star Tribune)

From Top Lieutenant to Lt. Governor

By Emily Wilkins

Posted March 18, 2016 at 6:51pm

Bondi introduces Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Tampa on Monday. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Passing on a Reality TV Show, Endorsing a Reality TV Candidate

By Jonathan Miller

Posted March 11, 2016 at 5:46pm

Nichols, left, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, applauds after the board restored ambitious rules to cut transportation fuel emissions 10 percent within 5 years, during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. By a 9-0 vote the board restored rules requiring a 10 percent cut in carbon emissions on fuels sold in the state by 2020, despite oil industry objections that it could drive up gas prices. At right is ARB board member Barbara Riordan. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Nichols Carries Out World’s Leading Climate Change Policy

By Roll Call Staff

Posted February 22, 2016 at 5:00am

Atkins accompanies California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon to a news conference to announce emergency drought legislation. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images File Photo)

California Speaker Toni Atkins Aims to Bring People Together

By Jonathan Miller

Posted February 17, 2016 at 5:00am

Oregon Governor Kate Brown looks on during an Oct. 2, 2015 press conference in Roseburg, Ore. Ten people were confirmed dead in a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College by a an unconfirmed gunman who used protective clothing and multiple weapons, all of which were purchased legally. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Kate Brown: ‘A Voice for Those That Don’t Have One’

By Marissa Evans

Posted February 8, 2016 at 5:00am

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams speaks at a panel during EMILY's List 30th Anniversary Gala at Washington Hilton on March 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMILY's List)

Stacey Abrams: Pragmatic Democrat in a Red State

By Jonathan Miller

Posted February 1, 2016 at 5:00am