AP/POLITICO – HELENA, Mont. — State Rep. Amanda Curtis immediately struck a populist note as Montana Democrats’ new U.S. Senate candidate, saying the November election will not be about which political party…

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — An African-American female pitcher from Philadelphia and a team from Chicago have created a buzz at the Little League World Series. Philly’s Mo’ne Davis and the Jackie…

Smashing a Ceiling and a Lot of Egos – Michele Roberts, N.B.A. Union’s New Leader, Confronts Gender Barriers New York Times – Michele A. Roberts, a lawyer in Washington, will become the first…

By JAMES HOHMANN, POLITICO – Part of an occasional series on the hottest races of the 2014 midterm election. VIROQUA, Wis. — Mary Burke might be the last candidate you’d expect to potentially topple…

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen – Taking over as mayor of Glasgow Kentucky during perhaps the worst financial crises of our lifetime, was a daunting task for Mayor Rhonda Riherd Trautman. However,…

By ANNA PALMER and TARINI PARTI, POLITICO – For all the progress women have made in Congress and in elections, they are practically sitting out the new game that is redefining American…

Wall Street Journal – Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn had one of the best fundraising quarters of any candidate in this election cycle’s key Senate races, pulling in $3.5 million over the last…

CNN — The U.S. Navy has promoted Vice Adm. Michelle Howard to admiral, making her the first female four-star officer in the Navy’s 236-year-history, the White House said Tuesday.Howard, who was the…