What impact Sen. Feinstein’s death could have nationally
By Michelle L. Price | Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when her Democrats hold the slightest …
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Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. Senator, dies at 90
Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. Senator, died Thursday. She was 90. In this obituary published Friday, Feinstein was remembered for her “tenacity,” particularly when it came to pressing for …
Sen. Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won’t resign
By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez remained defiant in the face of federal bribery charges on Thursday, telling a room full of …
Senate crafts stopgap bill, setting up showdown with House
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot | CNN With just days to go before the government runs out of money, the Senate has unveiled a bipartisan …
Defiant Sen. Menendez, D-N.J., rejects calls to resign
By Deepti Hajela and Mike Catalini | Associated Press UNION CITY, N.J. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, …
Fetterman’s sarcastic sweatshirt inflation tweet fact checked
Slovenly-dressed Sen. John Fetterman was left red-faced last week after after his attempted dig at coverage of a a New York Times columnist’s viral tweet about inflation got a rigorous …
GOP struggles to fond consensus on averting shutdown
By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot | CNN House Republicans are still struggling to reach consensus on a plan to fund the government, with lawmakers going …
McCarthy running out of options to avoid government shutdown
By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he races Monday to come up with a plan to …
Elon Musk calls for artificial intelligence ‘referee’ at closed-door Senate AI summit
Billionaire Elon Musk called for an artificial intelligence “referee” on Wednesday as tech tycoons and lawmakers met for a closed-door summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss the best way to …
Tony Bennett Day passes in Senate, will celebrate late icon on 97th birthday
Aug. 3 is now Tony Bennett Day in America. A resolution was unanimously passed in the Senate to honor the legendary singer, who died last week, on what would have …