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Former diplomat said senator’s allegedly corrupt actions could have put embassy staff in the sights of Egyptian intelligenceThe lives of staff at the US embassy in Cairo may have been put in jeopardy by the indicted Democratic senator Bob Menendez’s al…
Butler becomes only the third Black female senator in history, following the death of Feinstein last week at age 90In a unique and historic moment on Capitol Hill, former union leader and Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler was sworn in by Kamala Har…
Butler will be the only Black woman, and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the state, serving in the chamberGavin Newsom, the California governor, has named Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and former labor leader, to fill the Senate …
Far-right congressman says he will move to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker over deal to avert shutdown to ‘rip the Bandaid off’Simmering hostility between Republicans over the bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown descended into open politi…
Alicia Menendez, a weekend anchor on liberal network, says she has been watching father’s case ‘along with all of you as a citizen’The MSNBC anchor Alicia Menendez said her colleagues at the network would “aggressively” cover the corruption scandal inv…
President signed the bill hours after it was approved in a bipartisan vote, but admonished Republicans for the delayJoe Biden signed a bill on Saturday to extend government funding for 45 days, averting a federal shutdown with just an hour to spare.Bid…
Senate set for 1pm ET vote after McCarthy suffers another blog when lawmakers reject short-term funding bill by 232 to 198 voteFull story: House rejects stopgap funding billTrump ally Scott Hall first to plead guilty in Georgia caseJoe Biden is out wit…
Death of longest-serving female US senator, who was due to retire at end of her term next year, has weighty political implicationsDianne Feinstein, the oldest serving member of the US Senate who blazed a trail for women in American politics, has died. …
Republican House speaker says he will not take up Senate bill to keep government running despite his party’s lack of an alternativeA government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as the House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, dug in on Thursday, vowing he wil…
Failed far-right gubernatorial candidate is also a possible pick for Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential electionThe far-right Trump supporter Kari Lake still refuses to accept her defeat in the 2022 race for Arizona governor but will nonethe…