After defeating one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become America's most prominent young progressive.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

Elizabeth Warren ran for president in 2020. While the Massachusetts Senator didn't win the Democratic nomination, she is one of America's most prominent progressives and consumer advocates, and will be a force in the Senate for years to come.

The President may get the headlines, but Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts is arguably the most powerful person in the United States.

Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent democratic socialist from Vermont, almost became the Democratic Party's nominee for president. Twice.

Billionaire and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her brother, billionaire Erik Prince, founder of mercenary army Blackwater, are siblings whose decisions have shaped America’s youth and defense systems. How'd that happen?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of America's most powerful politicians. And what the Republican from Kentucky has done, or hasn't done, has had a major impact on our democracy.