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Progressives are pressing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his earlier vow to tap a Senate caretaker and instead appoint Barbara Lee to succeed Dianne Feinstein
"When Newsom appointed Padilla for VP seat he didn't appoint a caretaker," Rep. Ro Khanna wrote on …
John L. Dorman
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Bennie Thompson is poised to take center stage as Jan. 6 hearings start after 29 years in Congress
Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson is a stalwart voting rights advocate who says the investigat…
Camila DeChalus
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California Rep. Ro Khanna passes on Senate run and backs liberal icon Barbara Lee over Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff: 'She stood up so strongly against the war in Iraq'
"She'll be the only candidate from Northern California and she's going to, I think, consolidate a l…
John L. Dorman
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Dianne Feinstein's support is collapsing, and Democratic officials are open about wanting a replacement
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had just a 30% approval rating in California, a recent poll found. Her suppor…
Kayla Epstein
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These 37 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against Israel aid
Despite bipartisan opposition, the Israel aid bill garnered a majority and will be taken up by the …
Bryan Metzger
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These 13 House Democrats voted against a resolution to condemn Iran's attack on Israel
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans were teeing up bills "designed purposefully to incre…
Bryan Metzger
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The only member of Congress to reject invading Afghanistan in 2001 said she almost wishes she had been wrong about her lone vote
Three days after the 9/11 attacks, the House voted 420-1 to approve the Authorization for Use of Mi…
Erin Snodgrass
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Rep. Barbara Lee says Biden putting US on course to end 'forever wars' with support for 2002 AUMF repeal
The White House announced this week that it supports an effort to repeal the 2002 Authorization to …
Charles Davis
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Adam Schiff gambled on elevating a Republican Dodgers legend to close out fellow Democrat Katie Porter in California's Senate race. It worked.
The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been overshadowed by Schiff's controversial decision …
Brent D. Griffiths
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Watch 5 members of Congress share their personal abortion stories. Rep. Barbara Lee said 'it was a back-alley clinic' and 'I thanked God that I survived.'
"The thing that strikes me is how different each of our experiences was," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said…
Kelsey Vlamis
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AOC says FEMA is preparing to cover $2 billion in COVID-19 funeral costs across the US: 'We finally got it done'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will work to cover $2 bi…
Kevin Shalvey
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Rashida Tlaib suggests House leadership refused to authorize a vigil on the Capitol steps mourning Palestinian and Israeli deaths
"We know that there is a concerted effort to silence those speaking up for peaceful coexistence and…
Bryan Metzger
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The House of Representatives is set to lose 381 years of congressional experience as 31 members have announced their departures
Thirty-one members of the House of Representatives have announced they won't be running for reelect…
Madison Hall
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The House of Representatives is set to lose 381 years of congressional experience as 31 members have announced their departures
Thirty-one members of the House of Representatives have announced they won't be running for reelect…
Madison Hall
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Democratic strategist accused of sexually assaulting woman while working for Mike Bloomberg's campaign days after 9/11
Duane Baughman filed his own lawsuit against his accuser in June, saying she's run "a 20+ year smea…
Jacob Shamsian
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Gavin Newsom's Senate appointee won't run for a full term in 2024. With the top 3 Democratic contenders looking to make their mark, where does the race stand?
Laphonza Butler's decision to forgo a run for a full Senate term gives the existing candidates clar…
John L. Dorman
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California's new senator says Kamala Harris's detractors need to 'cut the bullshit' and are being 'disrespectful'
Laphonza Butler has been a political ally of the vice president since 2010 and served as a senior a…
Bryan Metzger
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Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat came together so quickly that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert
The selection process involved Feinstein's family signing off on the pick and Newsom's staff roundi…
John L. Dorman
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With McCarthy out as Speaker, Pelosi no longer in party leadership, and Feinstein's death, California's clout in Congress has taken a major hit. The Golden State is now at a political crossroads.
In less than a year, California has lost a US senator, gained a new senator, and saw its top GOP co…
John L. Dorman
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California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all
Voter registration records indicate that California's interim replacement for the late Sen. Dianne …