Senate Democrats tout their staff diversity amid GOP attacks on DEI

Senate Democrats are releasing their annual study on staff diversity Wednesday amid a deepening partisan divide on the value of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

According to the survey, among Senate Democratic staffers, 41 percent identify as non-Caucasian, 57 percent are women and 17 percent identify as LGBTQ.

The 2024 survey shows a small uptick in racial and ethnic diversity from 2023 and a significant jump from 2017, when the study was first carried out...