“Jesse Jackson is one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years,” declared Senator Bernie Sanders, summarizing the importance of Jackson’s remarkable life ...

Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for ...

Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social ...

A former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., he launched two historic presidential campaigns while spreading a message of hope ...

The moment a new governor is elected, he or she becomes the de facto head of their state’s political party. But on the cusp of his nomination for New York governor, Nassau County Executive Bruce ...

It comes after incumbent Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced he would not run alongside Hochul again, opting instead to launch his own campaign for governor. “I will say this. There has only been one ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy reviewed his seven years in office and outlined his agenda for his final year during his annual State of the State address on Thursday. “I believe the people in this room can ...

It took Gov. Maura Healey a little more than 14 minutes on Thursday night to declare to a joint session of the Legislature that the “state of the Commonwealth is strong.” But facing reelection, ...

SANTA FE — In her last and longest address to state lawmakers, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday touted the strides New Mexico has taken since she took office in 2019 to reduce poverty and ...

On Jan. 17, 2026, Abigail Spanberger became the 75th governor of Virginia. Read her full inauguration speech, as written, below. Mr. Speaker; Madam President Pro Tempore; Madam Lieutenant Governor; Mr ...

Gov. Jim Pillen reacts after acknowledging Grand Island teacher while delivering his 2026 State of the State speech in Lincoln. LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen broke from his script during his State of the ...