The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

Im committed to universal health coverage and education.

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote.

It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door.