By Simone Pathe, Maeve Reston, Janie Boschma and Renée Rigdon January 14, 2023 Lori Chavez-DeRemer sat in the gallery of the House nearly two decades ago with her mom and her twin daughters – tourists peering down at lawmakers on the floor of the chamber.  “I’d really love to be here someday,” the Oregon Republican recalled telling her mother, who encouraged…

Republican House and Senate conferences now more diverse after running record number of women, minority candidates By: Brandon Gillespie  January 8, 2022 Congressional Republicans set a new record early Saturday with the swearing-in of the 118th Congress. The total number of Republican women serving in the House and Senate reached a historic high. A total of…